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What's included in my membership?What services, products, or professional consultations can I expect as a Forward member?

Written by Kate Mercado
Updated over a week ago

Your Forward membership covers unlimited in-person appointments with your doctor, 24/7 access to your doctor and care team via the Forward app, and in-office lab work. We can offer generic first-fill prescriptions onsite, vaccinations, genetic screening and counseling, and nutrition and wellness guidance. Forward becomes your health advocate ensuring you get the best care no matter what. This is all covered under your monthly membership fee, which means we don't bill your insurance for the services we provide and there are never hidden fees or co-pays with Forward. See specifics below:

In-Office Lab Work
Blood testing completed onsite during your Baseline visit includes your hemoglobin level to screen for anemia, a comprehensive metabolic panel to screen for kidney and liver function, a lipid panel to monitor cholesterol levels and optional STI screening. Results are ready in just 12 minutes for you and your doctor to review together in real time. Diagnostic testing for common illnesses like strep throat is also included in your membership.

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
This panel measures blood sugar levels, electrolyte and fluid balance, kidney function and liver function. The 14 measurements—potassium, bicarbonate, sodium, chloride, calcium, urea, glucose, creatinine, ALP, ALT, total bilirubin, AST, albumin and total protein—help provide a look at the overall health of your body and its metabolism and chemical balance.Your full cholesterol profile including HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides and more. These data points help inform the general health of your heart, blood vessels and overall cardiovascular system.Because it’s better to know.

Lipid Panel
Your full cholesterol profile including HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides and more. These data points help inform the general health of your heart, blood vessels and overall cardiovascular system.

Complex Lab Work
We can also facilitate complex lab work, such as a TSH or Testosterone test. These tests are processed offsite and will be billed through your insurance, separate from your membership fee.

Diagnostic Testing
Quick and easy in-office testing for illnesses such as Rapid HIV, strep throat and mono.

This list is not comprehensive. For a list of labs included in your area, call 833-33-GOFWD.

Vaccinations
We stand behind the medical and societal value of vaccines.We encourage our members to utilize the vaccinations included in membership as necessary. Seasonal and travel vaccines are also included in your membership.

Hepatitis A, B and Combo, HPV/Gardasil 9, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal 13 and 23, TDaP, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Influenza, Influenza Intradermal, Varicella, Zoster, MMR, Cholera

Medications
We have a pharmacy on-site for common generic medications like inhalers, antibiotics, ointments, and even blood pressure, and cholesterol medications. These items are included in the cost of membership typically for the first-fill. The membership does not cover any recurring medications or other medications that we don’t carry onsite. However, through our 24/7 Care Service, we can order prescriptions to your local pharmacy or have them delivered to your home.

If you have specific questions about what’s included, call us at 833-33-GOFWD