Payment for Services
For those with health insurance coverage, the Center is approved as a provider for the following:
- Most major private health insurance plans
- Georgia Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Amerigroup and WellCare
- TennCare (some plans)
- Medicare
For those who are low-income and have no health insurance coverage or are low-income and underinsured, a sliding scale program is available:
- Charge to patient ranges from $10 per visit to 60% of charges
- Based on income level and number of family members in household
- Proof of income must be furnished at time of first visit and then once a year
Most private health insurance plans require the patient to pay a co-payment to the provider and meet an annual deductible. However, Medicare patients do not have to meet an annual deductible for physicians' visits at Primary Health Care Center, because it is a Federally Qualified Health Center. Other PHCC services provided to a Medicare patient under Part B (lab, x-ray, etc.) will have the standard deductible, as required by Medicare.