Ohio healthcare company recruiting people with autoimmune conditions for innovative study

AndHealth aims to prove its unique approach can slow or even reverse the progression of some chronic diseases

"Insurance doesn't reimburse for a lot of time spent talking to patients about how they can participate in their own care and how they can incorporate lifestyle changes, even though the science is there," says Dr. Myles Spar, AndHealth’s National Medical Director who’s certified in both internal and integrative medicine.

But Project IMPACT’s model is different. It’s whole-person specialty care approach views patients in the full context of their lives—including any social, physical, or financial barriers they face to care—and connects them with coordinated, culturally competent primary and specialty care. 

More specifically, Project IMPACT patients first meet with a provider virtually for about an hour. Soon after, they receive a personalized care plan developed by experts that may include specialists, a dietitian, a pharmacist, and a health coach. Depending on their health status, goals, and readiness for change, patients may also receive medications, lab testing, meal delivery, supplements, and wearable health tracking devices — all at no cost to them.