APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Rachael Cabral-Guevara is a walking, one woman doctor’s office.
The certified nurse practitioner from Appleton is among a growing number of providers offering basic services like throat swabs for much less than what hospitals and clinics charge.
She serves people who don’t have health insurance — or insured patients who find it hard to come up with the increasing deductibles that many plans have.
The basic providers don’t deal with the paperwork of insurance. Patients say they often pay up to two-thirds’ less, with more personal service.
Cabral-Guevara says large health systems are getting less passionate, flexible, and affordable — and she knows it first hand because she’s worked for them.
Gannett says around 9 percent of Wisconsinites are uninsured. The State Medical Society knows independents are more popular, but they don’t keep track of how many there are statewide.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
