{"id":367339,"date":"2025-12-24T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/367339\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:30:22","slug":"family-nurse-practitioner-offers-membership-health-care-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/367339\/","title":{"rendered":"Family nurse practitioner offers membership health care services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hayden resident Brandon Lehman said the Love Wellness Ltd. subscription medical model of direct primary care that includes unlimited visits for a monthly membership fee is a good fit for his needs and is \u201cefficient and effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lehman is one of the patients utilizing the integrative and holistic health care model offered by Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Alina Love-Moore at Love Wellness Ltd. The practitioner moved her successful direct primary care business from Elizabeth, Colorado, to open two new, small clinics earlier this year on Acre Lane in northwest Steamboat Springs and in the historic Solandt hospital building in Hayden.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirect primary care is a membership-based model that removes insurance from routine care so patients get more access, more time and more transparency,\u201d Love-Moore said, noting her clinic appointments are generally 30 minutes or longer as needed.<\/p>\n

Lehman said he enjoys Love-Moore\u2019s proactive approach versus reactive care and \u201cnot pushing prescriptions,\u201d which meets his needs \u201cmore so than traditional doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving her to sit down and talk about things and work in a proactive way is nice for what I was looking for,\u201d Lehman said.<\/p>\n

As a sole provider using a less common medical practice model, Love-Moore said the goal of her service with no co-pays or deductibles and no processing of insurance claims is to cap her patient load at 400. She works to be accessible on the same or next day and can answer timely questions via HIPPA-protected telehealth, phone or text messaging communication options.<\/p>\n

\"\"Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Alina Love-Moore opened her practice in Routt County earlier this year.Love Wellness Ltd.\/Courtesy photo<\/p>\n

Her regular office hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday with the weeks split between the Hayden and Steamboat clinics. Although she does not offer obstetrics care, Love-Moore has been working with new moms who have lots of infant care questions that may come up in the evenings.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the practice isn\u2019t built around insurance paperwork, costs are more transparent and often lower,\u201d Love-Moore said. \u201cMany common visits, procedures and even medications are included in the membership, and labs and imaging are offered at deeply discounted cash prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel Elkinton, another Hayden resident and patient, said he appreciates Love-Moore\u2019s approach, which emphasizes \u201cholistic health care\u201d and \u201ctrying to get to the root of the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elkinton said the nurse practitioner discussed blood work results with him and suggested he start with an elimination diet that helped to identify some medical concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole health approach was what I was very thankful for,\u201d Elkinton said. \u201cAfter our first meet and greet, I\u2019ve been really pleased with the care that I\u2019ve been given.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nurse practitioner, who has 13 years of medical experience, started her second-life career after earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in international business from the University of Colorado Denver in 1998.<\/p>\n

Love-Moore said watching her brother go through cancer treatments was the impetus for her move into medicine. She earned an associate\u2019s degree and then a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing in Colorado. Then she finished her master of science degree in nursing and received family nurse practitioner certification in 2017.<\/p>\n

She spent years working in a variety of health care venues from hospice to a rural family clinic to veteran\u2019s care in settings ranging from senior living facilities to county jails. In 2021, Love-Moore opened a small direct primary care office in Elizabeth to care for patients across the lifespan in a micro-practice specializing in wellness through diet and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Love-Moore believes the direct primary care model works well in communities such as Steamboat and Hayden, \u201cwhere access to care can be limited and people value convenience, relationships and straightforward pricing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love-Moore lived in Oak Creek in the 1990s and recently she moved back to the Yampa Valley with her husband of 18 months, Charlie Moore. The couple live north of Hayden where Moore is a cattle and hog rancher, while also helping with marketing for the clinic.<\/p>\n

Love-Moore said approximately one-third of her patients have no insurance, one-third have a high-deductible plan and one-third participate in a medical-sharing community program. Patients often pair her personalized service for day-to-day health care needs with a high-deductible insurance plan for larger health emergencies.<\/p>\n

While her new locations are gaining patients, Love is waiving a $150 initial sign-up fee. Her monthly subscription rates are $95 for adults, $25 per for children through age 18 living at home or $225 for a whole family in the same household. More information is at LoveWellnessLtd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Love-Moore is offering a free community talk about how the direct primary care model can work for patients. The event is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Steamboat Springs Community Center, with questions or RSVP at alove@lovewellnessltd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sandy Gress, a former patient in Elizabeth, said she, her children and a now a grandchild have seen Love-Moore for care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel very fortunate, very blessed to have found her,\u201d Gress said. \u201cShe\u2019s excellent at what she does. She works hard to not just fix the symptoms but to look for causes, and that\u2019s highly appreciated.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re kind of sad to see her leave,\u201d Gress said. \u201cI know it\u2019s good for your community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Alina Love-Moore and husband, Charlie Moore, showcased Love Wellness Ltd. direct primary care practice during the Steamboat Springs Chamber\u2019s Winter Expo in November 2025.Suzie Romig\/Steamboat Pilot & Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hayden resident Brandon Lehman said the Love Wellness Ltd. subscription medical model of direct primary care that includes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":{"0":"post-367339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-care","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-health-care","10":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}