Healthcare after employer coverage ends in Augusta

Start with the care you need

SakeOf helps members make a care plan that can begin with convenient everyday services, continue with a provider they choose, and include help sorting out medical bills. The membership combines advocacy and fair-price review with direct-service or discount options when selected, plus voluntary member-to-member community funding for eligible medical expenses.

For a new, non-emergency concern, consider whether a selected and active virtual service fits the situation. If you need an examination, testing, or ongoing in-person care, look for a local provider and confirm the service and price before booking when practical. Emergency needs call for emergency care—not a routine telemedicine or membership workflow.

Use everyday care options when they fit

When the relevant features are selected and active, Zero Copay Telemedicine can provide a convenient starting point for appropriate concerns. Rx and Prescription Benefits may also be useful for medication-related needs; check the active program details for what applies to a particular prescription. Medication costs or services outside an active benefit may remain separate.

Mental Health and Counseling can offer assessment, supportive counseling, follow-up when available, crisis support, and referrals to appropriate plans or local community resources. Counseling does not by itself include psychiatry, inpatient behavioral health, emergency psychiatric care, or medication costs.

Virtual Primary Care is an optional direct service with a dedicated physician relationship, ongoing virtual follow-up, an annual virtual wellness visit, and chronic-care or medication-management support when clinically appropriate for virtual care. It requires the associated bundled features to remain active. An in-person exam, lab, imaging, specialist visit, or other service may still need a separate local appointment and charge.

Find in-person care around Augusta

NorthLakes Community Clinic’s Augusta location is listed at 207 W Lincoln St #1, Augusta, WI 54722. The clinic lists family medicine, mental health counseling, and virtual nutrition and diabetic care and psychiatry; posted hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 715-286-6701 to confirm current services, appointment availability, and whether a service is virtual or in person.

NorthLakes says it accepts Medicaid (BadgerCare) and most private plans and offers a sliding fee scale based on income and family size. Ask the clinic how its payment options apply to your visit and what you may owe. A listed service or payment option does not establish that a particular appointment, fee, or eligibility decision is available to you.

The City of Augusta lists an Eau Claire City-County Health Department office at 145 W. Lincoln St., P.O. Box 475, Augusta, WI 54722; the listed phone number is 715-286-2555. Contact the department to check which services are offered at that office, along with hours and access requirements. For other Wisconsin Medicaid-enrolled providers, ForwardHealth offers program and provider-finding resources; listings do not guarantee participation or an appointment.

You can generally use any appropriately licensed provider as a SakeOf member. For planned care, SakeOf can help identify fair-price options. Before scheduling, ask the clinic or facility about the specific service, provider participation if relevant, expected charges, and whether separate lab, imaging, or follow-up bills may result.

Get help when a bill or price is unclear

If a charge seems confusing or unusually high, SakeOf advocacy can help with bill verification, fair-price review, and negotiation support. Gather an itemized bill with service dates, provider information, and CPT or HCPCS codes when available. SakeOf may request records or other documentation to assess eligibility, medical necessity, and fair pricing.

For a service at an Eau Claire hospital, Wisconsin PricePoint offers comparisons of reported charges for selected services. Published charges are a research starting point, not an individualized estimate or the final amount owed. Request a service-specific estimate from the provider and ask what it includes.

Understand support for larger eligible expenses

For a larger medical event, the SakeOf process can include advocacy and review of the bill and price, followed by consideration for voluntary community funding when the expense is eligible under program rules. The applicable member commitment and eligibility rules matter; funding is not guaranteed. Review the Program Guide and membership details before relying on a particular expense being eligible.

Keep records as care happens. An itemized bill is required for submissions; complete documents should be submitted within six months of the service date. Balance bills, denials, or payment demands should be submitted within 10 days of receiving them. SakeOf may ask for clinical notes, records, or other documentation.

Choose options for the care you expect to use

Depending on the membership options available and selected, households may also consider maternity, dental and vision discounts, chiropractic or acupuncture, physical or occupational therapy, and durable medical equipment. These options have their own terms; check which are active and what applies before arranging care. Discount-program bills are paid directly by the member at the discounted amount—the discount itself is not community funding.

Your next steps in 54722

• For a routine concern: Check which telemedicine or counseling features are active and whether the situation is appropriate for virtual care.
• For ongoing primary care: Call NorthLakes at 715-286-6701 to confirm current Augusta appointments, service format, payment options, and expected charges.
• For public-health help: Call the Augusta office listed for Eau Claire City-County Health Department at 715-286-2555 and ask which services are available there.
• For cost planning: Use the SakeOf calculator and Savings Guide, then request a provider estimate for planned services.
• For provider or membership questions: Use provider search or ask Jordan about options, then review the membership details and enrollment quote.