Business Memberships
The Affordable Primary Care Benefit for Your Asheville Business
As a business owner, you want to offer health care that is affordable and personalized and supports your employees.
Our easy Direct Primary Care (DPC) model works either as an alternative to traditional health insurance or with traditional health insurance to provide your team comprehensive, personalized primary care.
Our easy monthly memberships integrate with your values, your budget and significantly improve the quality of your employees’ health and lives.
For an affordable monthly fee of just $105/month (minimum enrollment is 4 employees), we are ideal for small or large businesses, and non-profit organizations.
What a Business Membership at Integrative Family Medicine Includes
- Same-or next-day primary care appointments
- Direct access to their provider for sick visits and questions
- Longer, relationship-based visits
- Fewer “I can’t come in, I’m waiting at the doctor” days
- Preventive care that keeps small issues from becoming big ones
- Just $105 per employee per month (minimum 4 employees)
- Easy payroll deduction. You pay all or part of the cost.
- $0 co-pays: includes establish care & annual visits, continuity/urgent/virtual care, and health coaching.
- Wholesalelabs, procedures, and pharmacy
- Free and discounted health-related classes/series.
- Discounts with our community of collaborating practitioners and facilities (imaging, nutrition, and more!)
- Workshops and seminars on subjects such as employee wellness, fitness, nutrition and self-care
Employee Members of Integrative Family Medicine Enjoy:
$0 medical visits
Establish care & annual visits, continuity/urgent/virtual care, and health coaching.
PRIORITY ACCESS FOR APPOINTMENTS
Schedule same/next day urgent appointments. In-person, virtual, and phone visit options are available.
Personal Relationship
A personal relationship with a primary care provider they trust.
WHOLESALE LABS AND MEDICATIONS
Get deeply discounted labs, procedures, medications & supplements, and more.
HEALTH COACHING & NUTRITION SUPPORT
Free and discounted health-related classes/series.
Community Discounts
Discounts with our community of collaborating practitioners and facilities (imaging, nutrition, and more!)
Why a Business Membership at Integrative Family Medicine?
Watch the videos below to learn more about how a Business Membership at Integrative Family Medicine can improve your employee’s heath and the health of your business.
Your Business Health Plan Liaison
Murphy Funkhouser
Director of Business Development
Murphy has been a trusted partner of Integrative Family Medicine for more than 12 years as an outside brand and business strategist. She joined our team as the Director of Marketing & Business Development in 2025. Murphy believes healthy employees equal healthy businesses and healthy brands.
Murphy is also a facilitator and teacher at Mountain Bizworks and is deeply connected to the Asheville business community.
Looking at the Numbers
EMPLOYER’S POTENTIAL ANNUAL SAVINGS
$5,104
Per employee/per year in health care costs.
SOURCE:
Harvard Business Review, Dec. 2020
RETURN ON
INVESTMENT OF
6:1
Estimate of savings after just 10% of employees moved to low-risk health status.
SOURCE:
Harvard Business Review, Dec. 2010
EMPLOYEE’S POTENTIAL ANNUAL SAVINGS
$1000+
By removing wait times, co-pays, reducing lab, medication and procedure costs.
SOURCE:
The RAND Corporation, 2013
What Our Business Members are Saying…
Kimmel & Associates
Ginger’s Revenge
Envision Eye Care
Business Membership FAQs
What is a Business Membership at Integrative Family Medicine?
A Business Membership provides your employees with Direct Primary Care (DPC) — full-service primary care delivered through a simple monthly membership. Employees get direct access to a primary care team without copays, insurance billing, or long wait times, while employers get a healthcare benefit that’s easy to manage and actually used.
Do we need to offer health insurance to provide this benefit?
No. Health insurance is not required. Many employers use a business membership as a standalone benefit, while others pair it with a high-deductible or catastrophic insurance plan. Either way, Integrative Family Medicine handles employees’ day-to-day primary care needs.
How does this reduce missed workdays and absenteeism?
Employees have same- or next-day access to care, virtual visits, and direct messaging with their provider. That means fewer “I couldn’t get an appointment” days, less time spent waiting in urgent care or ERs, and faster resolution of minor health issues before they become bigger problems.
How much does a Business Membership cost?
Pricing is $105 per employee, per month (minimum 4 employees) Business members receive a lower monthly rate than individual memberships, and employers can choose to pay all, part, or none of the monthly cost, allowing flexibility for shared-cost models.
What services are included for employees?
Employees receive comprehensive primary care, including:
- Office and virtual visits
- Preventive care and chronic condition management
- Sick visits and urgent primary care needs
- Direct messaging with their provider
- Discounted labs, procedures, and medications through our wholesale pharmacy
- Health coaching at no additional cost
What happens if an employee has an emergency or needs a specialist?
Integrative Family Medicine is not insurance. Emergencies and specialty care are handled through insurance or local providers. However, IFM supports employees by coordinating care, answering questions, and helping with follow-up — ensuring continuity and clarity.
How do you help employees understand and use the benefit?
We support employers with onboarding materials, education sessions, Q&A meetings, and open enrollment participation. Our goal is to make sure employees understand how the membership works and feel confident using it — because a benefit only works if it’s used.
Is this a good fit for small or growing businesses?
Yes. Business memberships are especially effective for small and mid-sized companies that want a meaningful healthcare benefit without the complexity or cost of traditional plans. It’s simple to administer, predictable in cost, and scalable as your team grows.
Employee Health Plan
Our Employee Health Plan saves you money and provides value to your employees. Including the inherent value of healthier, happier employees, employers also improve the value of their business. Employers are able to save on health care costs by as much as 20-50% while at the same time improving employee health, retention, and productivity.
By spending more time with patients and taking a holistic approach, IFMA is having a tremendous positive impact on individuals and companies in our community.
JEREMY KIMMEL
Kimmel & Associates, Chief Operating Officer
Direct Primary Care for Businesses: Cut Costs, Increase Access, Improve Health
Give your employees healthcare that actually works for them and for you.
With insurance costs climbing and high-deductible plans limiting access, DPC bridges the gap—providing affordable, proactive primary care that keeps people healthier and businesses more profitable and productive.
Best Practices for Businesses
Pairing a high deductible ACA plan with the Integrative Life Membership is often significantly less expensive than providing a lower deductible comprehensive plan. Your employees get optimal care while you realize the cost savings of decreased premiums and decreased illness-related expense.
We are proud to offer this alternative to our Asheville community. Across the country, many employers are adopting a similar model as they realize it is an affordable way to provide better, more personal care that focuses on prevention, wellness, and quality of life.
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