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Below you will find five sections:
If you require any more information or have any questions about any of these five key sections, please feel free to contact us by email.
What does my retainer cover?
Our practice charges all patients a retainer for services.
The Medical Weight Loss program retainer is $500/month for the duration of the program. This retainer applies to services provided during the program from our office including non-medical health coaching services such as health coaching visits, group coaching, weight-loss counseling, integrated smart equipment. This retainer also covers email and text messaging access to our staff, health coaches, and physicians.
The Primary Care programs the retainer is tiered based on your age between $200/month. This retainer applies to services provided during the program from our office including non-medical health coaching services such as health coaching visits, group coaching, weight-loss counseling, This retainer also covers email and text messaging access to our staff, health coaches, and physicians. This retainer also enables us to schedule urgent visits and if necessary same-day visits.
Are there additional charges?
Our list of charges for medical services are as follows:
What if my insurance does not cover additional services outside of my program retainer?
We pride ourselves in serving our patients and can work out arrangements to make sure you get the care you need without financial hardship. Delivering excellent patient care is our first and utmost priority. Insurance coverage will never compromise our level of care. We have worked with hundreds of patients with great success, with varying insurance coverage.
How will the office submit claims?
We will submit electronic out-of-network claims to your insurance for the total costs of our services which includes line-item costs for appointments, follow up visits, chronic care management, remote monitoring appointments to review labs, counseling and more, as mentioned above.
Upon submitting these claims to insurance, your insurance company may assign these payments to you. It is your responsibility to forward these checks to our office.
Does your office accept Medicare or Medicaid?
Please note, we do not participate in Medicare or Medicaid, and furthermore our bills CANNOT be submitted to them for reimbursement.
Am I required to commit to a program after I have enrolled?
This is an Agreement between Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, P.C. a New York professional corporation, located at 84 Route 303, Tappan, NY 10983 (“NPC“), Tro Kalayjian D.O. or Dr. Laura Buchanan, M.D., (“Physician”) in their capacity as an agent of NPC, and the Patient (Weight Loss Program and/or Primary Care) or Client (Health Coaching) (“You”).
Background:
The Physician, who specializes in internal medicine and obesity medicine, delivers care on behalf of NPC, at the address set forth above. In exchange for certain fees paid by You, NPC, through its Physician, agrees to provide You with the Services described in this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Program Information:
By providing Your e-mail address to NPC, You authorize NPC, and its Physicians to communicate with You by e-mail regarding your “protected health information” (PHI) (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and it’s implementing regulations) By providing Your e-mail address to NPC, You acknowledge that:
By purchasing a subscription all parties agree to the above terms.
Appendix 1 to Patient Agreement: Direct Primary Care & Medical Weight Loss
Services and Payment Terms
The Physician may from time to time, due to vacations, sick days, and other similar situations, not be available to provide the services referred to above in paragraph 1. During such times, Your calls to the Physician, or to the Physician’s office, will be directed to a physician who is “covering” for the Physician during his absence. NPC will make every effort to arrange for coverage but can not guarantee such coverage.
2. Non-Medical, Personalized Services. NPC shall also provide You with the following non-medical services (“Non-Medical Services”):
(a) 24/7 Access. You shall have access to the Physician via instant messaging and video chat. You shall also have direct telephone and pager access to the Physician on a twenty-four-hour per day, seven days per week basis. You shall be given a phone and pager number where you may reach the Physician directly around the clock. During the Physician’s absence for vacations, continuing medical education, illness, emergencies, or days off, NPC will provide the services of an appropriately licensed healthcare provider for assistance in obtaining medical services. You shall be given instructions as to how to contact such a healthcare provider. Such provider shall be available to You to the same extent as would the Physician, however, the provider shall be contacted through an answering service rather than through a direct phone line.
(b) E-Mail Access. You shall be given the Physician’s e-mail address to which non-urgent communications can be addressed. Such communications shall be dealt with by the Physician or staff member of the Practice in a timely manner. You understand and agree that email and the internet should never be used to access medical care in the event of an emergency, or any situation that You could reasonably expect may develop into an emergency. You agree that in such situations when You cannot speak to a Physician immediately in person or by telephone, that You shall call 911 or the nearest emergency medical assistance provider, and follow the directions of emergency medical personnel.
(c) No Wait or Minimal wait Appointments. Every effort shall be made to assure that You are seen by the Physician immediately upon arriving for a scheduled office visit or after only a minimal wait. If the Physician foresees a minimal wait time, You shall be contacted and advised of the projected wait time.
(d) Same Day/Next Day Appointments. If You are an Established Patient, you will receive the same day or next day priority based on availability.
(e) Home or Office Visits. You may request that the Physician see You in your home or office, and in situations where the Physician considers such a visit reasonably necessary and appropriate, he will make every reasonable effort to comply with Your request.
(f) Specialists. NPC Physician shall coordinate with medical specialists to whom You are referred to assist You in obtaining specialty care. You understand that fees paid under this Agreement do not include and do not cover specialists’ fees or fees due to any medical professional other than the NPC Physician.
(g) Insurance & Billing. You are billed directly for this program. The monthly fees you pay are a retainer for services and we will work with you by submitting claims to your insurance as an “Out Of Network Provider” for the remainder of your charges for the services provided. Each health insurance is different, please contact your insurance provider directly to inquire about your “Out Of Network” deductible and co-payments. Our billable services for this program include several physician visits, as well as chronic care management. If you have any questions, please call our office.
(h) State Licensure. Dr. Tro Kalayjian & Dr. Laura Buchanan are licensed to practice Medicine nationwide, in the states they are licensed they can order lab work, make diagnoses, and adjust & prescribe medications.
(a) Billing. Clients are billed directly for the App and Group Coaching Program. Group Coaching is billed monthly upon enrollment and will be automatically charged on the same date each month.
(b) Non-medical Services. The app and Group Coaching is for educational purposes only and is not to be considered medical advice.
(c) Cancellation. Written notification within 7 days is required to stop your enrollment in the Group Coaching Program.
(d) Terms. Each session of Group Coaching is nonrefundable, nontransferable, cannot be prorated, and cannot be banked. All sessions are meant to be completed consecutively upon enrollment. Should you miss a Group Coaching session you lose that session and it cannot be made-up.
4. Our Charges
What is a Monthly Retainer and What Does it cover?
The Medical Weight Loss program retainer is $500/month for the duration of the program. This retainer applies to services provided during the program from our office including non-medical health coaching services such as health coaching visits, group coaching, weight-loss counseling, integrated smart equipment. This retainer also covers email and text messaging access to our staff, health coaches, and physicians.
The Primary Care programs the retainer is tiered based on your age between $200/month. This retainer applies to services provided during the program from our office including non-medical health coaching services such as health coaching visits, group coaching, weight-loss counseling, This retainer also covers email and text messaging access to our staff, health coaches, and physicians. This retainer also enables us to schedule urgent visits and if necessary same-day visits.
Why we ask for your insurance information and photo ID:
We ask for your photo ID to verify your identity. Your insurance card is placed on file and we will submit claims to your insurance as an out-of-network provider.
We will apply your retainer to any services that are not covered by your out-of-network insurance benefits.
What If I Have Medicaid or Medicare?
Our Physicians DO NOT participate in Medicaid or Medicare and cannot submit claims for services to them. By agreeing to our agreements, you also agree that you will not submit our bills to Medicare or Medicaid for reimbursement. All services provided by our office are self-pay and payments are due at the time services are provided.
I certify that I have read and agree to Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care’s payment policy. I am eligible for the insurance indicated by the card submitted to this office and I understand that payment for retainers is my responsibility regardless of insurance coverage. I hereby assign to Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care all money to which I am entitled to medical expenses related to the services performed from time to time by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, but not to exceed my indebtedness to Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care. I authorize Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care to release any medical information to my insurance carrier or third-party payer to facilitate the processing of my insurance claims. I understand that failure to pay any outstanding retainers within 90 days of notification of the amount due will result in additional fees for past due balances and excessive failure to pay may result in my account being sent to a third-party collection agency.
Refund Policy: We do not offer any refunds of any kind
Who we are:
Our website address is https://www.doctortro.com
What personal data we collect and why we collect it:
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When you purchase from us, we will ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We will use this information for purposes, such as, to:
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email, and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store order information for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address, and billing and shipping addresses.
We will also store comments or reviews if you choose to leave them.
Payments
NPC used Hint & Spruce for the collection of payments. Please read their respective privacy policies at https://stripe.com/gb/privacy & https://hint.com/terms & https://hint.com/privacy
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These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data:
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data:
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data:
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data:
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Log Files
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If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and regarding information shared and/or collected there.
This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
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These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care’s Website: DoctorTro.com
Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care is located at 84 Route 303, Tappan, NY 10983
By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care’s website if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance, and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of the provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.
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Republish material from http://www.DoctorTro.com
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Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from http://www.DoctorTro.com
No use of Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.
I-Frames
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Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Web site. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Web site upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our Web site, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.
Removal of links from our website
If you find any link on our Web site or any linked web site objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.
Whilst we endeavor to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.
Content Liability
We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your Web site. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your Website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your Web site or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or
other violation of, any third party rights.
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill). Nothing in this disclaimer will:
limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law, or exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.
The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph, and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.
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Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss and Primary Care provides nationwide medical weight loss, primary and metabolic care through an individualized approach that reverses and prevents disease.
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