CURE Plan Program
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!!
The same cannot be said for standard care from standard medicine. Delay can mean premature but preventable disability followed by death.
A CURE Plan is a collaborative effort between you and your CURE Coaches to reverse and achieve remission of arterial of disease and diabetes.
PICK YOUR PATH TO A CURE PLAN
STEP 1: No Charge! Just an investment of time in yourself
Register on CURECoach.App as a new member. Complete the My CUREPlan 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
Use the Red to Green sliders and tokens to grade severity of threats and see the greatest opportunities.
Invest a few minutes to complete the CURE Plan history profile.
STEP 2: SCHEDULE YOUR DISCOVER ZOOM
Meet with Dr. Craig Backs, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the CURE Center.
No added cost if you paid your scanning provider for your Carotid ultrasound
$99 (Waived if you paid for your ultrasound. Billed after the appointment. Applied toward your CURE Plan if you proceed. May be covered by insurance (CPT 99202) if you provide your information: https://app.formdr.com/practice/MjA3MDk=/form/ManKxxsG2oGZZPvaLt6pUPORNFo98yvn
First step if you have already suffered a stroke, heart attack, stent or bypass surgery or under treatment for previously documented arterial disease, prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes
Explanation of the process and costs for CURE Plan development and monitoring.
Review third party coverage options, which varies depending on your plan details. Upload your insurance card front and back to CURECoach
Click here to schedule your free Discover Zoom.
OPTIMAL but OPTIONAL: CAROTID ULTRASOUND
You can start with a Discover Scan or Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) ultrasound, but it isn’t the only way to start. This affordable quick non-invasive risk free ultrasound scan of the carotid (neck) arteries reveals arterial disease that can end in sudden death or disability if left untreated.
Cost:
Discover Scan Screening (Plaque/No Plaque) No Charge!
Carotid IMT (Arterial Age, Type of Plaque) if you have disease or just want to know your arterial age $250 cash pay option
CIMT may be covered by insurance (93880 CPT code). Coverage policies vary by plan. Medicare Part B will not pay for it, considering it screening or preventive. They pay for duplex ultrasound after you have a stroke to justify surgery. 🤔
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 correctable Root Causes
Click here for more detailed descriptions of our panel.
<$300 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 with a proven track record of effectiveness, safety and affordability based on your benefit, risk, experience and preference.
Cost: $400 for initial consultation, less for quarterly to annual follow up “huddles” in person or by video conference. Usually covered by Medicare and 3rd party payers depending on coverage details (CPT 99205).
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
Payable by insurance in most cases
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
Participate in a 15-30 minute Zoom or phone call with Dr. Backs. Your questions about process, cost, insurance coverage and expectations will be answered. You will decide together if the CureCenter and a CurePlan are right for you.
Located in Central Illinois? Schedule your 15-minute CureScreen for arterial disease. It’s quick, painless, and is the first step toward preventing the most common cause of death and disability.