Healthcare when you work for yourself in Charleston

A more practical starting point for everyday care

SakeOf is a healthcare membership designed to make everyday care and healthcare costs easier to approach. Rather than treating every health question as a billing puzzle, start with the care you need: an urgent concern, a prescription, ongoing primary care, or an in-person service. Your membership options let you select features that fit your needs, and member support can help you understand bills and next steps.

When Zero Copay Telemedicine is selected and active and program requirements are met, members can access 24/7 urgent-care telemedicine at $0 for medically appropriate consultations. It can be a convenient first step for an acute concern. If you need in-person evaluation, or the service is not appropriate for virtual care, choose a provider and confirm availability directly.

To explore your options, use the calculator to compare membership features and adjustments, then use the Savings Guide or provider search to plan a care route. These tools help you decide what to explore without assuming that every service or provider arrangement will fit every situation.

Build an everyday-care routine around active features

When Rx and Prescription Benefits are selected and active, the program provides access to an acute-medication formulary of approximately 70 commonly prescribed medications at $0 when program requirements are met and the medication is listed. Use the current formulary and pharmacy tool before filling a prescription. Non-formulary and ongoing medications are not automatically included at $0; check whether another active program expressly applies.

Mental Health and Counseling, when active with its required features, includes unlimited on-demand telephonic counseling at $0 for the member and eligible enrolled dependents. Up to three face-to-face counseling consultations per incident may be arranged when available. This feature is for counseling; psychiatry, inpatient behavioral health, emergency psychiatric care, and medication costs are not automatically included.

Virtual Primary Care is an option for members seeking an ongoing virtual relationship. When active with its required features, it includes $0 virtual primary-care access, a dedicated physician relationship, an annual virtual wellness visit, health-risk assessment, and chronic-care follow-up and medication-management support when clinically appropriate. The current bundle requires Rx and Prescription Benefits, Zero Copay Telemedicine, and Mental Health and Counseling to remain active.

Together, these features can support a practical sequence: use telemedicine for an appropriate acute concern, check the formulary for a prescription, and consider virtual primary care for ongoing follow-up. In-person exams, labs, imaging, specialist care, and other services may require separate providers and charges, so confirm arrangements for the service you need.

Choose local care when you need to be seen in person

ZIP 25330 is associated with Charleston in Kanawha County. For in-person primary care or diagnostics in the county, Southern West Virginia Health System lists family medicine, pediatric care, walk-in and same-day care, laboratory, and X-ray services at its Sand Plant Road site. Alum Creek Pharmacy is listed at the same location, with a drive-through and weekday hours. Call the site before traveling to check the specific service, current hours, appointment or walk-in availability, prescription services, payment arrangements, and price.

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is a Charleston public-health resource listed at 108 Lee Street E, Charleston, WV 25301, phone 304-344-5243. Its state listing includes weekday hours and extended Tuesday hours. Contact the department to confirm current hours and whether it offers the service you need before visiting. This address is in Charleston; it is not a ZIP 25330 location.

For hospital care, CAMC publishes price-transparency information and an estimator. Request an estimate for the specific service and facility, and ask whether it includes professional or ancillary charges. Posted standard charges are not patient-specific estimates and may exclude separately billed professional services. CAMC Patient Financial Services can be reached at 304-388-7530. A facility estimate can help you prepare questions, but the final bill may depend on the services provided and separate charges.

Get help making sense of a bill

If a medical bill is difficult to interpret, SakeOf Full Service advocacy can help members with bill verification, fair-price review, and negotiation support. The aim is to help you understand the charges and work through next steps. The applicable member commitment and program rules depend on your membership and situation.

Keep estimates, itemized bills, and provider communications together. Ask which services, facility charges, and professional services are included in an estimate, then compare those details with the bill. You can use Jordan or member support to help you identify what information to gather and understand the applicable review process.

Understand support for a larger eligible medical event

For a larger eligible medical event, SakeOf’s model includes an applicable member commitment and the possibility of voluntary community funding, subject to program rules and eligibility review. Funding is not automatic. If you are planning a procedure or facing a substantial bill, gather the estimate, facility name, and any separate professional charges. Ask the provider about current prices and payment arrangements, then contact member support to understand the review process and the commitment that applies before relying on possible community funding.

Choose additional features and take your next step

Depending on your household’s needs, optional features include maternity care, dental and vision discounts, chiropractic and acupuncture, physical and occupational therapy, and durable medical equipment. Each feature has its own monthly adjustment and applies when selected, active, and eligible under its program rules. Compare options with the calculator rather than assuming a feature is already part of your membership.

For statewide public-program information, WV PATH supports screening for and applications to programs including Medicaid and WVCHIP. The West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services provides Medicaid member resources on topics including managed care, transportation, and renewals. Eligibility and benefits vary by program. ^bms.wv.gov

• Compare options: Use the calculator to review membership features and monthly adjustments.
• Plan care: Use the Savings Guide and provider search to explore an appropriate next step.
• Check local details: Call the Sand Plant Road site, Alum Creek Pharmacy, or the health department before visiting.
• Ask for help: Use Jordan or member support to explore options or understand a bill review.
• Review public programs: Visit WV PATH or the state Medicaid member resource page for current information.