CURE Plan Process

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: Move them to estimate severity of threats and focus on the most relevant root causes.

STEP 2: SCHEDULE YOUR DISCOVER ZOOM

• Meet with Dr. Craig Backs, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the CURE Center with the perspecive of an “open minded” or “recovering” allopath.

• 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 fee 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

• 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 sometimes 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. (SonoraQuest in Arizona)
  (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 limitations, have a high deductible or don’t have insurance 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

• Coronary Artery Calcium Score

• Body Composition Analysis with InBody

• AI Augmented Coronary CT Angiogram
  

DEVELOP YOUR CURE Plan:

• Lifestyle changes: We “nudge” you in the direction you can sustain and support you. We don’t expect perfection. We support progress by limiting the Bad S’s: Sweets, Starch, Snacks, Seed oils, Sitting, Smoking, Salt, Stress, Sleep disturbance and Shift work. Point out and counter Saboteurs and overcome being Stuck.

• Supplements targeted at specific identified deficiencies from trusted online order sources with home delivery. Fullscript.com

• Medications starting with “mini” doses with a proven track record of effectiveness, safety and affordability based on your individual benefit and preference, not a guideline that stares at and hammers on 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

  • The better the results, the longer the testing interval.

REFUNDABLE PROACTIVE COACHING INVESTMENT

• Billed annuallly after the first CIMT ultrasound and lab results showing result

• Provisional till results shown.

• Invested upon payment

• Refunded if a stroke or heart attack is suffered

• Waived if unable to afford