How LASIK and hearing practices reach self-pay patients through an employer-based member network

The practice agrees a member price on selected services, members book directly and pay the practice, and there are no claims to submit to Beyond Med. The standard agreement has no enrollment or monthly fee, and participation is nonexclusive.

These practices sell considered, higher-ticket services that many patients pay for themselves. Those patients research for weeks, compare prices and want to know what they will pay before they book. A member network puts your practice, and your member price, in front of employees who are already searching for the service.

Key takeaways

• LASIK and surgical vision centers, and hearing practices and device providers, are among the practice types Beyond Med recruits for its network.
• Members generally get Beyond Med through their employer and search by treatment, specialty and location, or ask the Concierge Team for help.
• The practice controls its standard fees and agrees a member price on selected services. About 20% below standard self-pay pricing is a typical reference, not a fixed rule, and a fixed member price per procedure is possible.
• Members pay the practice directly. There is no Beyond Med claim or reimbursement wait.
• Joining does not guarantee patients or revenue. It is one more channel alongside the ones you already use.

Why a member network suits considered, self-pay procedures

What does Beyond Med add for your practice?

• Employer-based members searching for your service. A search for LASIK or a hearing evaluation in your area shows intent. It does not mean every search books.
• Visibility. Approved practices appear in provider search and may be featured in member newsletters, employer open enrollment material and targeted campaigns, depending on category, location and demand.
• Direct payment. Members pay at your usual point of service. There is no Beyond Med claim, remittance or reimbursement cycle.
• Control. You keep your clinical judgment, your candidacy screening and your schedule.

What does the practice agree to?

• A member price for selected services, set out in the agreement or fee schedule. Services outside the participating list can carry their own price, as long as the patient is told in advance and the member price is not undone by add-on fees.
• Verifying membership before the visit and applying the member price.
• Collecting payment from the member.
• Keeping your profile, locations, clinicians and services current.
• Holding the licenses and professional liability insurance your services require.

What about routine optometry practices?

On the vision side, Beyond Med recruits LASIK, surgical vision and related elective vision providers. If your practice mainly offers routine eye exams and glasses, ask Beyond Med whether there is member demand for your services in your area before you apply. If your practice also offers elective procedures, those are the services to list.

When is it not a fit?

• You cannot offer any consistent member price.
• You have no capacity for new patients in the services you would list.
• You expect Beyond Med to pay you or to guarantee procedures.

How does a practice start?

• Review the agreement for your state from the provider page, and send questions to info@beyondmedplans.com.
• Agree the member price for the procedures you want to list.
• Submit your information: licenses, identifiers, locations, clinicians, insurance and profile details.
• Complete review. Your practice is listed once review and activation are complete.
• Train your front desk to verify membership and quote the member price.

Key terms

• Participating provider: a practice that has completed review and activation and offers member pricing on selected services.
• Member price: the price the practice has agreed to offer Beyond Med members for a participating service.
• Fixed member price: a set price for a defined procedure, instead of a percentage off the standard fee.
• Nonexclusive: the practice keeps every other network, payer and marketing relationship it has.

Frequently asked questions

How do LASIK and hearing practices attract more self-pay patients?

By being visible where patients research and compare, and by giving them a price they can plan around. A member network such as Beyond Med lists the practice to employees whose employer offers Beyond Med, at an agreed member price, and members pay the practice directly.

Can a LASIK center offer a fixed member price instead of a percentage?

Potentially, where it is approved and clearly defined in the agreement or fee schedule. A fixed price per procedure can make it easier for staff and members to know what applies.

Who pays the practice?

The member pays the practice directly. Beyond Med does not pay providers or process claims.

Does joining cost anything?

The standard provider agreement has no enrollment or monthly fee. Review the current agreement for your state for any applicable terms.

Will Beyond Med guarantee procedures or new patients?

No. Beyond Med lists and promotes participating practices, but does not guarantee searches, appointments, procedures or revenue.

Can hearing practices that sell devices join?

Hearing practices and device providers are among the practice types Beyond Med recruits for its network. The member price applies to the services and devices set out in your agreement.