Group visits, explained for patients
If your doctor's office has invited you to a group visit, here's what to expect. Kinfold Health runs these visits on behalf of your practice. Your own clinician leads them and stays in charge of your care.
What a group visit is
A group visit is a regular medical appointment that you attend with up to nine other patients who are working on the same health goal, such as managing weight while taking a GLP-1 medicine.
You join by video from home. Each visit lasts about an hour and happens once a month.
What happens
- A dietitian leads a short, practical topic, such as getting enough protein or handling nausea.
- You can ask questions and hear what's working for others.
- Your clinician checks in with each person about their progress, medicine and any side effects.
- You leave with a goal for the month.
Your privacy
Everyone in the group agrees to keep what's said in the group private. You choose what you share.
If there's something you'd rather discuss one-on-one, tell the facilitator. Your clinician can talk with you privately, during the visit or afterward.
What it costs
Group visits are billed to Medicare like other office visits. After your Part B deductible, the usual 20% coinsurance applies, which is about $25 a visit.
Many people pay nothing, including people whose Medigap plan covers their coinsurance and many people with both Medicare and Medicaid. You'll be told what you'll owe before you sign up.
It's always your choice
Group visits are voluntary. Your regular appointments continue, and you can stop attending at any time.
Questions?
Call your doctor's office, or email us at danny@kinfoldhealth.com. We'll help you get set up for video, and we can walk you through it by phone.
Please don't include health details in email. We'll call you to talk them through.