Insurance
Serum lab work (blood tests) and prescriptions are covered by insurance. Any copay you have for those items would be determined by your existing insurance plan.
The cost of clinic visits and any compounded medications (if chosen) can be paid from HSA accounts, or with personal payments (cash or credit card).
You can ALSO submit your office visit costs to your insurance plan for reimbursement purposes. After completing the new patient package, all patients will be provided with documentation to submit to insurance for this purpose. This document is called a "Super Bill" and contains the required codes and provider identification numbers to support your reimbursement request.
Medications we prescribe
Almost all of our patients receive commercially prepared hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that is FDA approved and covered by insurance.
These medicines are bio-identical and are available at your local pharmacy.
If commercially prepared medications are not working for an individual (issues with allergies or dosing), compounded HRT medications can be prepared at a Massachusetts licensed compounding pharmacy.
Bio-identical HRT
What does bio-identical mean? Bio-identical ONLY means that the hormone inside a medication is identical to the hormone that the human body produces.
Bio-identical HRT is available via regular commercial pharmacies (like CVS, Walgreens, etc) or via licensed compounding pharmacies.
In addition to bio-identical hormones, we have access to prescribe synthetic and other non-bioidentical hormones. While these are not our first choice, please keep in mind that different forms of hormones can be useful tools when a person's situation requires a different approach.
More questions? Let us know!
Pellets
Does Luna offer pellets for HRT? No we do not.
While we certainly understand attractiveness of a once every 3-4 month hormone solution.... PLEASE remember that pellet dosing cannot be adjusted once pellets are inserted. (Even if you are having negative side effects, or your dose is too low.) There are MANY other hormone options that can be personalized to your needs and have better safety (and better pricing).
Also - pellets are also not monitored by the state or federal government, they have minimal research done with them, and they are not FDA approved.
Appointments
Appointments are available as in-person clinic visits and Telehealth visits (video call). For those with mobility or transportation problems, home visits are available.
Our Worcester clinic is handicapped accessible with an elevator for those with mobility limitations. Please note that our Newton clinic is NOT handicapped accessible.
Please ask us if you need special accommodations!
On-going Care
Are you hoping to start HRT and only want to enroll in the New Patient Package? Are you unsure about a membership with Luna Hormone Health? That is fine!
At Luna our goal is to offer women the best in mid-life care.
If you would like to build a plan that can be managed by your existing OB-GYN or PCP, please let us know.
We would be happy to complete a consultation package and create a plan that is designed to be transferred to another provider.
Locations
Luna Hormone Health sees patients in Massachusetts for both in person and virtual visits.
Virtual appointments are an excellent choice for clients who would like to decrease travel time, or who have difficulties getting to our Worcester or Newton locations.
If you are located in Massachusetts or willing to travel to Massachusetts for your visits, we would love to help support your care!