CURE Plan Process
The current healthcare conversation is all about Chronic Disease. “Chronic” encourages complacency, procrastination and futility. This is Wrong!
Why would this be the message? Why is Management the model preferred over Elimination? Answer: Follow the Money.
Cardiometabolic Disease is a Reversible Progressive (sometimes Aggressive) inflammation driven Catastrophic Unseen Reversible Epidemic lurking silently in your arteries.
It reveals itself as stroke, heart disease, dementia and chronic kidney disease. It is the most common threat to the lives we want to live. But there is good news!
Reversal and Remission is possible with a Proactive approach to Find and Fix it.
It is easier and less costly than you have been led to believe.
We don’t expect perfection. We support progress.
ZERO patients suffered a stroke or heart attack in 10,000+ patient years while following their personalized CURE Plan!!
I did not get these results when I performed standard medicine. I learned better and now do better. Standard medicine cannot change. The Rules must be followed. The rules incentivize monetization, not elimination of your misery.
A CURE Plan is a collaborative effort between you and your CURE Coaches to reverse and achieve remission of arterial disease and diabetes.
PICK YOUR PATH TO A CURE PLAN
STEP 1: No Charge! Invest time in yourself
Register as a new member on CURECoach.App
Complete the My CURE Plan profile. Record your personal history of events, procedures, or other chronic conditions. Your information is kept private and secure. Upload reports to Messages.
Desktop tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_f9dXIpv_4
Mobile tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9alaTTWSs
Click the Book icons to learn more
For a concise overview, click CURE: The Catastrophic Unseen Reversible Epidemic of Progressive Cardiometabolic Disease
Audio version option: CURE Audio
Red to Green sliders are moved to estimate severity of threats and focus on the most important root causes.
STEP 2: SCHEDULE YOUR DISCOVER ZOOM
Meet with Dr. Craig Backs, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the CURE Center.
No cost for discussion of your ultrasound findings
If the encounter becomes a consultation with discussion about current treatment without further testing and CURE Plan implementation, an Evaluation and Management charge may be billed. It may be covered by insurance depending on your plan. To provide your information: https://app.formdr.com/practice/MjA3MDk=/form/ManKxxsG2oGZZPvaLt6pUPORNFo98yvn
This can be the first step if you have already
Suffered a stroke, TIA, heart attack, stent or bypass surgery
Coronary Artery Calcium Score > 0 or
Current treatment for arterial disease, prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes or
Desire to reduce cardiometabolic risk based on other factors.
Understand the process and costs/coverage for CURE Plan development and monitoring.
Review third party coverage potential, which varies depending on your plan details. It helps to upload images of your insurance card front and back to CURECoach
Click here to schedule your free Discover Zoom.
OPTIONAL but OPTIMAL: CAROTID ULTRASOUND
You can start with a Discover Scan or Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) ultrasound. This affordable informative risk free ultrasound scan of the carotid (neck) arteries can reveal arterial disease that can progress to sudden death or disability if left untreated.
Cost:
Discover Scan Ultrasound (Plaque/No Plaque) < $100
Carotid IMT (Arterial Age, Type of Plaque) if you have disease or just want to know your arterial age $250
CIMT is rarely covered by insurance
Medicare Part B considers it screening or preventive. They pay for duplex ultrasound after you have a stroke. 🤔
Click here to learn more and schedule.
IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES: LABS
Available at convenient Quest Patient Service Centers throughout the USA.
(Click here for locations/appointments)Measure inflammation, lipid details, insulin resistance, Vitamin D deficiency, homocysteine and other reversible Root Causes
Click here for more detailed descriptions of our panel.
<$400 for cash payers who prefer to avoid insurance hassles, don’t have insurance coverage or have high deductible coverage.
Sometimes covered by payers if history or screening test findings support medical necessity for payment, subject to individual payment rules for coverage, network and frequency. Denial of coverage can result in bills > $1000 which you may be able to negotiate with Quest after the fact.
OTHER ASSESSMENT OPTIONS
DEVELOP YOUR CURE Plan:
Lifestyle changes: We “nudge” you in the direction you can sustain. We support progress, not demanding perfection, by limiting the Bad S’s: Sweets, Starch, Snacks, Seed oils, Sitting, Smoking, Salt, Stress, Sleep disturbance and Shift work
Supplements targeted at specific identified deficiencies from trusted high value sources, available for online order with home delivery
Medications usually with “mini” doses and a proven track record of effectiveness, safety and affordability based on your benefit, risk, experience and preference, not a guideline staring at and hammering down LDL cholesterol.
Cost: $400 for initial consultation, less for quarterly to annual follow up “huddles” in person or by video conference. Typically covered by Medicare and 3rd party payers depending on coverage details (CPT 99205). Check your coverage for network inclusion of Craig Backs MD
Click here to learn more.
Periodic Huddle appointments with plan adjustment based on root cause and outcome measurement trends
Lab every 3-6 months
CIMT ultrasound every 6-12 months
REFUNDABLE PROACTIVE COACHING INVESTMENT
Billed annuallly after the first CIMT ultrasound and lab results showing result
Provisional till results shown
Refunded if a stroke or heart attack is suffered
Waived if unable to afford
Still have questions?
Watch this video to learn about all the CureCenter has to offer while Dr. Backs walks you through the MoreLife page on the CureCenter's website.
Get Started on the Path to a Long and Healthy Life
Schedule a 30 minute Zoom or phone call with Dr. Backs. Questions about process, cost, insurance coverage will be answered. Decide together if the CURE Center and a CURE Plan are right for you.
Schedule your 15-minute Discover Scan carotid ultrasound for arterial disease. It’s quick, painless, and is the first step toward preventing your most common cause of death and disability.