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Direct Primary Care in American Fork, Utah
Personalized primary care with longer appointments, direct communication with your physician, and clear monthly pricing.
Dr. Cranney Family Medicine is a small membership-based practice serving children, adults, and seniors in American Fork, Utah County, and surrounding communities.
Membership provides convenient access to Dr. Cranney through office visits, telemedicine visits, telephone calls, and secure messaging—without visit copays or unexpected bills from our office.
Primary Care Designed Around You
Dr. Cranney intentionally limits the practice to approximately 250 patients. This allows more time for each patient, easier access to appointments, and a more personal relationship with your physician.
Membership includes:
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Office visits
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Video and telephone visits
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Direct physician communication
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Preventive care and annual wellness visits
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Chronic disease management
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Most common in-office procedures
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Coordination with specialists and hospitals
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Access to discounted laboratory testing and imaging
Same or next-business-day appointments are generally available when needed.
How Do I Become a Member?
Select Schedule an Initial DPC Appointment and choose a convenient date and time.
During this appointment, Dr. Cranney will explain how the practice works and answer your questions. If you decide to join, he will review your medical history, obtain baseline vital signs, and request prior medical records when appropriate.
There is no charge for the initial appointment if you decide that membership is not the right fit for you.
Founding Membership Rates
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Adults ages 19–59: $95 per month
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Adults age 60 and older: $125 per month
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Children ages 0–18: $40 per month*
*Children must have at least one enrolled parent.
*A one-time enrollment fee equal to the first month’s membership is due at sign-up.
*Founding members keep their founding membership rate for as long as their membership remains continuously active.
What is Direct Primary Care?
Direct Primary Care is a membership-based approach to healthcare that allows patients to work directly with their physician without the barriers of traditional insurance-based primary care. Members receive convenient access to care through office visits, video visits, telephone visits, and direct communication with their physician.
Dr. Cranney intentionally limits the practice to approximately 250 patients in order to provide greater access, longer appointments, and more personalized care.
Do you “take insurance?”
We do not bill insurance for care provided through the Direct Primary Care membership. Your monthly membership covers included services from our office, so there are no visit copays or unexpected bills from us.
Membership is not health insurance. We encourage patients to maintain insurance or another plan for major medical expenses, hospital care, specialists, emergency services, medications, imaging, and other care outside our office.
When outside laboratory testing or imaging is needed, you may use your insurance when accepted by the outside provider or choose discounted self-pay pricing when available.
What if I have Medicare?
Dr. Cranney has opted out of the Medicare billing program. As a result, patients who are enrolled in Medicare are welcome to join the practice and receive care through the Direct Primary Care membership model.
Traditional Medicare, Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans, and Medicare Advantage PPO plans generally work well with our practice.
Patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMO plans should be aware that Dr. Cranney is not part of those provider networks and may not be recognized as an ordering or referring physician for certain services outside the clinic. If you have a Medicare Advantage HMO plan, we recommend contacting your insurance carrier to better understand your specific coverage and network requirements.
If you have questions about your Medicare coverage and whether Direct Primary Care is a good fit for you, we would be happy to discuss your individual situation.
What if I need a specialist or a hospital?
In providing high quality medical care that is quick and convenient, many times we are able to prevent or reduce the need for hospitalizations and specialty referrals. If the need does arise, we will coordinate closely with any outside specialists and hospitals, providing you with the best possible care. We are not affiliated with any large healthcare systems, insurance companies, or large medical corporations. Thus, we decide together who will best serve your needs. We do encourage you to carry insurance or have a plan for unexpected large medical costs.
How do appointments work?
Every appointment is scheduled with our doctor. Getting a visit scheduled is easy. Just click the button below and choose which day and time works best for you. Same or Next-business-day appointments are generally available when needed.
Are there any additional costs?
Possibly. At Dr. Cranney Family Medicine, we provide everything we do for the membership fee. However, for any outside services such as labs, pathology specimens, prescription medications, and imaging - these do require additional cost. Fortunately, we have pre-negotiated steep discounts with local vendors and have completely transparent pricing. Dr. Cranney can also draw many laboratory specimens on-site.
Some examples:
*Prices listed are past examples and are not yet guaranteed
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the co-pay?
There is no co-pay and there never will be. Co-pays are created by insurance companies as a disincentive for seeking medical care. Instead, we provide everything we do for a single membership fee. We don’t believe in creating barriers for members seeking the care they need. After all, that is what we are here for; convenient and accessible care when you need it.
What if I need to cancel my membership?
Hopefully this never needs to happen, but if it does, we have made it easy to cancel at any time. All we ask is that you submit your cancellation 30 days in advance. You will no longer be billed and your membership will expire. Should you choose to rejoin Dr. Cranney Family Medicine, we reserve the right to charge a re-enrollment fee.
Are prices guaranteed?
Founding members retain their founding membership rate for as long as their membership remains continuously active.
Rates for future members may change. Any applicable membership rate and enrollment fee will be clearly disclosed before enrollment.
Why would I purchase a membership plan when I have insurance?
There can be unique reasons to enroll with Dr. Cranney Family Medicine for each person.
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Patients value the care given by the physician as well as the accessibility, communication options, and individualized attention provided. In short, the price is worth it.
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By purchasing health CARE directly through a membership model, it is typically much less. Prices for all services are known in advance. Just think, one unexpected trip to the ER would likely cost more than an entire year of membership.
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By pairing our membership with a high-deductible insurance plan or a health-share group plan, the monthly cost of premiums and membership are often less than a Gold plan premium.
Is a DPC membership insurance?
No, a membership is a way to pay for primary care services only and is NOT insurance. A membership will not provide any payment for services outside of our office such as a specialist's office or a hospital. That being said, we can help you navigate those services and find the best pricing available.
Ready for a More Personal Approach to Primary Care?
Schedule an initial appointment to meet Dr. Cranney, ask questions, and determine whether Direct Primary Care is right for you.
There is no charge for the initial appointment if you decide not to enroll.
Schedule an Initial DPC Appointment
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