Whether you're in Massachusetts or New England with insurance, seeking self-pay telehealth from another state, or you need a one-time clinical roadmap your existing providers can act on — there is a path here for you.
Insurance-based care is available for patients in Massachusetts carrying one of these three insurers. Because BCBS Massachusetts participates in the national BlueCard network, many patients throughout New England with BCBS plans also qualify. Aetna and Harvard Pilgrim coverage should be verified for your specific plan.
Self-pay telehealth is available across all states where Dr. Claunch is licensed. This is ongoing specialist care — sub-syndrome assessment, medication management, and longitudinal follow-up. No insurance required. A superbill is provided for out-of-network reimbursement requests.
The Diagnostic Framework Consultation is designed for patients who need a clear, documented diagnosis and treatment sequence — but whose primary care provider or existing team can manage the active prescribing. Intake visit, written summary, and follow-up. Available in all licensed states, and as a health education consultation beyond.
Dr. Claunch accepts Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Harvard Pilgrim. For most patients in Massachusetts, this covers visits at standard specialist copay rates. BCBS Massachusetts participates in the BlueCard network, meaning patients with BCBS plans issued in other New England states — Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine — often have coverage as well, though verification with your insurer is advisable before scheduling.
All care is delivered via telehealth. You do not need to be located near Boston or any specific city — any patient in Massachusetts can be seen from home.
Independent specialty practices face structural constraints that large hospital-affiliated practices don't. Credentialing and contracting with additional insurers requires administrative infrastructure — a dedicated billing department, prior authorization staff, and contract negotiation resources — that small practices managing complex cases cannot sustain while maintaining the visit quality patients require.
This is not a choice to exclude patients whose insurers aren't listed. It reflects the reality that taking on additional contracts at current reimbursement rates and administrative burden would mean fewer patients seen at lower quality, not more patients seen efficiently. If your insurer is not listed and you are in Massachusetts, the self-pay or Diagnostic Framework Consultation path may still be accessible. Contact us to discuss.
Self-pay telehealth removes the authorization burden, the visit-length constraints, and the formulary limitations that come with insurance-based care. It also allows patients outside Massachusetts — in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and elsewhere — to access the same sub-syndrome framework and clinical approach.
Superbills are provided for every visit. Many patients with PPO plans recover a meaningful portion of the cost through out-of-network benefits; your insurer can tell you your out-of-network specialist reimbursement rate before you schedule.
*ME license pending · Insurance available in MA only
Superbill provided for all visits. Out-of-network reimbursement varies by plan — check your out-of-network specialist benefit before scheduling.
Not every patient needs or can sustain ongoing specialist visits. The Diagnostic Framework Consultation is designed for patients who need a clear, documented account of which sub-syndromes are present and in what order to address them — a framework their PCP, internist, or other providers can act on directly.
It consists of a comprehensive intake visit, a written clinical summary structured for both patient and provider, and a follow-up visit to review the summary and answer questions. The active prescribing stays with the patient's licensed local providers. The clinical synthesis and treatment roadmap come from here.
This service is also available — in a modified health education format — for patients in states where Dr. Claunch is not licensed. In that context, the consultation focuses on the disorder as a clinical entity and produces a written educational summary; specific diagnostic or treatment recommendations are left to the patient's licensed providers.
Available in all licensed states, plus health education consultations for patients outside the licensed list. Superbill provided.
For patients in ongoing specialist care — insurance or self-pay — Long COVID management is longitudinal. The sequence matters as much as the individual treatments.
Send records in advance if possible. The intake form at the Squarespace link is the current new patient portal.
The initial visit maps which sub-syndromes are present and establishes the treatment sequence — foundational first, pharmacology in support.
Hydration, nutrition, sleep, and behavioral regulation are addressed before and alongside medication trials. These are not optional adjuncts.
Treatments are started low, adjusted incrementally, and pivoted based on response. The goal is eventual discharge to primary care — not indefinite management.