Many of our patients have been trying for years to find a doctor who will listen, and think out of the box

A large percentage of our patients are people who've been trying for years to find a doctor who will listen. A doctor who will validate the patient's concerns and never say, "It's just in your head." A doctor who will take the time to absorb that the patient doesn't have a single treat-and-street symptom, but a syndrome of problems that require intense focus and a very personal partnership with the patient. A doctor who is a cheerleader, who really cares that the patient is healthy.

Many of our patients are battling weight problems

A large percentage of our patients have tried every diet on the planet, and nothing worked. They lose weight and gain it back, over and over. Our focus is to find out WHY and create an individualized plan to overcome the obstacle, whether habitual, metabolic, nutritional, or hormonal.

Some of our patients feel rotten, but have been told "All your tests are normal"

"Functional Illness" is what we as doctors call those problems that bother people tremendously, but that the conventional tests we use do not come up as being abnormal. In the past many people with these problems have been told "it's all in your head" but at the MaxWell Clinic we WELCOME these people, because through the approach of Functional Medicine many of these problems can be helped (for a sample list of problems we specialize in treating please follow this link).

Some of our patients aren't 'sick'

A large percentage of our patients aren't "sick," by the classic definition. They simply know that they ought to feel better than they do. They know something's not right, and no doctor has been willing or able (due to insurance-mandated time constraints) to take the time to help them sort it out. (Some of these are referred by other physicians.)

Some of our patients are healthy and want to stay that way.

Our expected lifespan continues to grow, and with that reality we see a FLOOD of Chronic Disease afflicting people during "The Golden Years." MUCH OF THIS CAN BE PREVENTED!!!!! At MaxWell we focus on identifying weak links in the chain of your future health and then PROACTIVELY addressing these issues.

Some of our patients want to maximize their current athletic performance.

Too many people are wasting their health and money on supplements that are ill advised and worthless. There are effective methods to increasing muscle mass and strength through customized nutrition and supplementation, but the right amount of the right material at the right time is crucial. Many parents send their budding athletes to us for sane & effective nutritional and performance counseling.

All our patients want to control their own health care

All our patients—all of them—are people who wish to take control of their own health care. They don't want an insurance company clerk, or an HMO desk jockey, dictating "guidelines" to their doctor, or insisting that their doctor follow an insurance company's profit-driven "cookbook" to treat them.

Our patients want personal control of their health care spending

While we will file insurance claims for patients, we participate only with insurance companies that allow me to practice in the best interest of the patient. We serve many patients that see us "out of Network" - and that actually come out with less total out of pocket expenses than if we had been "in-network" (some Cigna, Aetna, and United covered patients). Currently we accept assignment with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, Signature, Multiplan, and PHCS.

We discuss treatment options and costs with patients. We don't order tests you don't know about. We have even developed special arrangements with labs to offer tests at a lessened cost if you pay for them on the day of service. Your HEALTH is our BUSINESS.

Our patients know that to control your own health care, you must control the money

Understand that Insurance companies are FOR PROFIT businesses, and the CEO must always think about his/her shareholders before the patients they serve. Because of this the cost of your plan continues to soar as your benefits continue to be cut.

Preventive health "Ounce of Prevention" is sorely neglected even when it will bring dramatic benefit to your life. We will help you make wise choices on your health-investment dollars.

Many of our patients have wisely opted for high-deductible insurance plans

Many of our patients have learned, the hard way, that if you expect your insurance company to pay for every $6 bottle of pills, you will pay an extremely high premium.

Many of our patients are on very high-deductible insurance plans. (Dr. Haase has a $5,000-deductible plan himself.)

Once upon a time, virtually everyone had what was called a Major Medical Plan. You covered your routine health care costs yourself—but when you needed a new knee, your insurance kicked in.

This is the most efficient, cost-limiting, form of health insurance. Compare the average health insurance plan today with your home fire insurance: Do we expect our fire insurance company to pay for the 79-cent batteries for our smoke detectors? Of course not. So why do we expect our health insurance to pay for our birth control pills and our $8 prescriptions? We pay dearly for that.

Many of our patients prefer to pay-as-you-go for routine health care and preventive health care services, and let the insurance kick in for disasters. Like fire insurance.