Med Check Visits

[Rajahope1]

We recently switched to a high deductible insurance plan with my husband's new job. He and my 2 sons all have ADHD and take Adderall XR and Concerta. With our old insurance they just saw their primary care doctor's 4 times a year to manage their medications. With our new insurance those visits are costing us $300-400 each which could be close to $5000 a year just for those appointments, not adding in the actual medication.

I read this article: chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-ne...

So I'm looking into other options... has anyone used one of the online ADHD Doctor services like ADHD Online?

Or switched to a cheaper PA or NP for those medication check appointments?

[MommaofandwithADHD]

I only see a NP. They are monitored by a Dr so it really made sense for me.

[ELucas13]

We see an NP who focuses on medications. She was experienced enough to assist in finding the right medication and monitoring side effects. It sounds like you have a pretty good medication program already in place so the switch could be relatively straightforward and cost-effective.