A different way to healthcare in Montcalm

Start with the care you need

SakeOf is a healthcare membership built around a practical sequence: decide what care you need, choose a suitable way to get it, and use member support when you have questions about the bill. Depending on the options selected and active in your membership, everyday services may include telemedicine, prescription benefits, counseling, or virtual primary care. When an in-person visit, test, or procedure is needed, you can choose a provider and confirm the service and price directly.

For larger eligible medical expenses, Full Service adds advocacy and fair-price review, together with voluntary community funding subject to the applicable program rules and member commitment. That support is reviewed rather than automatic. A useful first step is to identify whether your need is a virtual-care question, ongoing primary care, a prescription, an in-person service, or help with a bill.

Use everyday-care options when they fit

Zero Copay Telemedicine is an optional feature that provides access to telemedicine when selected and active. It can be a convenient first step for a concern appropriate for virtual care. A virtual clinician may recommend an in-person exam, lab, imaging, or specialist visit; arrange those services separately with a provider who offers them.

Rx and Prescription Benefits is an optional feature. Check whether it is selected and active, and confirm the medication and pharmacy arrangements with the provider and the program before relying on it for a particular prescription.

Mental Health and Counseling is also optional. Counseling may include an initial problem assessment, supportive sessions, follow-up with the original counselor when available, crisis support, and referrals when more care is needed. Psychiatry, inpatient or emergency psychiatric care, neuropsychological testing, residential substance-use treatment, and medication costs are not automatically included merely because counseling is active. Review the terms for the specific service you are considering.

Virtual Primary Care is a separate optional direct service. It offers access through the current service partner, a dedicated physician relationship with ongoing virtual follow-up, an annual virtual wellness visit with health-risk assessment, and chronic-care follow-up and medication-management support when clinically appropriate for virtual care. For the current bundled service tier, Rx and Prescription Benefits, Zero Copay Telemedicine, and Mental Health and Counseling must remain active. Check availability and current terms when comparing membership options.

Find in-person care near Montcalm

For local primary care, West Virginia lists Prudich Medical Center as a Bluestone Health Center satellite at 5451 Simmons River Road, Montcalm, WV 24737. Call 304-589-3251 to ask about current services and appointment availability before making plans.^dhhr.wv.gov Bluestone describes fees based on income and a sliding-scale program; ask the clinic directly about current eligibility, fees, and payment arrangements.

Prudich Medical Center is a local option to contact when you need an in-person primary-care visit. If you need a test, imaging, specialist, or hospital service, first identify a provider that offers that service and ask about availability and pricing. You choose where to seek care; SakeOf can help you consider bill documentation and fair pricing, but provider services and payment arrangements should be confirmed with the provider.

For planned care, ask the provider for an itemized estimate and clarify whether separate professional or ancillary charges may apply. An estimate or published charge may not show the final amount. Contact SakeOf in advance when reasonably possible so you can discuss the proposed charge and what information may help with review.

Use advocacy to make bills easier to work through

Full Service includes advocacy and bill review. SakeOf reviews eligibility, medical necessity, documentation, and price fairness, and may negotiate or reprice medical bills. For planned care, reaching out beforehand when reasonably possible gives you an opportunity to discuss the proposed charge and next steps before the service takes place.

Keep the itemized bill and related paperwork. Submissions require an itemized bill with service dates, provider information, and CPT or HCPCS codes when available. SakeOf may also request medical records, clinical notes, diagnosis or procedure details, provider documentation, billing records, or a signed medical-record release to support its review.

Submit complete documents within six months of the service date. Send a balance bill, denial, or payment demand within 10 days of receiving it. An expense paid or discounted through an optional feature cannot be counted again as a separate sharing request for the same charge unless SakeOf expressly approves an eligible remaining balance.

Understand support for larger eligible expenses

For larger eligible medical events, Full Service combines advocacy and fair-price review with voluntary member-to-member community funding. Sharing depends on eligibility, medical necessity, documentation, fair-pricing review, and the applicable program rules; it is not guaranteed. Review the member commitment that applies to your situation and contact SakeOf before planned care when reasonably possible.

If a proposed expense seems unusually high, ask the provider for an itemized estimate and ask SakeOf about fair-price review before proceeding when timing allows. You can also ask the provider about its own financial-assistance policies. For a hospital service, clarify which facility and professional charges the estimate includes and confirm billing or financial-counseling details directly with the hospital.

Choose additional features around your needs

Optional features can address needs beyond virtual visits and prescriptions. Maternity Care is available as an optional Full Service feature when offered and selected. It requires at least 12 continuous months of active membership with maternity selected and current before conception. The member responsibility is $5,000 per eligible pregnancy, with community sharing of up to $25,000 per eligible pregnancy after that responsibility. Pregnancy-related care is considered through six weeks postpartum, subject to program rules. Review the feature terms and timing before making plans.

Other optional features include dental and vision discounts, chiropractic and acupuncture, physical and occupational therapy, and durable medical equipment. Availability and application depend on the feature being selected and active and on its terms. Ask the provider for the service or item price, then check how your selected feature applies before receiving care or purchasing equipment.

Take a next step that fits

• For a current concern: Check whether an active telemedicine or counseling feature fits the service you need, and confirm the service with the provider.
• For care in Montcalm: Call Prudich Medical Center at 304-589-3251 to ask about services, appointments, fees, and payment arrangements.^dhhr.wv.gov
• For planned care or a large bill: Ask the provider for pricing details and contact SakeOf in advance when reasonably possible.
• To compare membership options: Use the calculator, Savings Guide, provider search, or Jordan, then review the available options and applicable terms.