Veritas is a multi-specialty direct surgical care group that serves self-funded buyers, allowing them to bypass the gatekeepers and artificially inflated prices of traditional insurance networks. By sidestepping insurance carriers, we are able to offer genuinely shoppable pricing that is significantly lower than the smoke-and-mirrors pricing that is typical in the industry. We pay our surgeons well, treat them better than insurance companies do, and eliminate the misaligned incentives that pervade the insurance model.
Veritas Surgery publishes comprehensive bundled pricing with no hidden fees; what you are quoted is what you pay. Our primary patient demographic is the self-funded buyer, which includes individuals, healthcare cost-sharing ministries, self-insured employers, and the TPAs & brokers that represent them. But even traditionally insured individuals may save money by paying out of pocket, especially if they have a high deductible plan.
In April of this year, I had a routine surgery through Same Day Surgery at one of our local hospitals. Since our family does not have traditional insurance, I personally received the bills from both the hospital and the surgeon. I was shocked to see that of the total amount for the surgery, roughly only 10% actually got paid to the surgeon and the rest went to the hospital! Since most people don’t see their bills (because they get processed through insurance), the general public is not aware of this gross imbalance.So in August, when I needed to have a follow up to this surgery, I was determined to be a little smarter in managing my care. That’s when I consulted Veritas Surgery, a direct surgical care company. Their business model allocates more money for the surgeon, less to the hospital while also reducing the total cost of the surgery for the patient. This seemed like a win-win situation so I signed up with them and they took it from there.The outcome was even better than I expected. I got the same great care from my surgeon and local hospital. Additionally, Veritas negotiated a huge discount on the hospital’s portion of care and my surgeon got a bigger piece of the pie. Once the surgery was done, I felt spoiled to have Dr. Abraham of Veritas and other staff personally call to see how my recovery was going. Plus, they did all the negotiating behind the scenes so I didn’t have to do any paperwork or even write a single check…such a relief! They handled everything and I couldn’t be happier with their services.
What a delightful experience this has been. I was diagnosed with a Basel cell and a melanoma cancer on my face. My local surgeons were out 6 weeks to perform the surgery. I was referred to Veritas Surgery Center and they could see me within a week. Dr. Abraham video called me and went over every detail of the operation. He asked me how comfortable I was with certain risk factors and I chose which I was most comfortable with. I also appreciated that he took the time to go over melanoma studies from the best research centers around the world. These studies were sent to me to verify what had been discussed. I traveled 5.5 hours from my home to Moscow, Idaho. On October 10th 2024 the procedure took place in the Palouse Surgery Center. I must say the staff was extremely professional and efficient. The anesthesia Dr. explained everything he was going to do. Dr. Abraham explained how the procedure would go and what I could expect in recovering. Then He prayed that God would guide his hands and that the surgery would be a success. I must say I enjoyed the pre-surgery banter of the Drs. and nurses. It created a family like atmosphere.As a side note since I am a self pay patient, I was able to save an incredible amount of money even with the travel expenses.The best part personally is that I have had no pain. Just a tightness where the suture took place. No pain pills only two Alive the first night. Nothing else.If there was a way to rate this experience it would be a 10 out of 10. It exceeded all my expectations. Thanks to Dr. Abraham and his staff.The pathology report after the surgery came back all clear. The cancer cells were completely removed with wide margins around them. What more could one ask for than complete success. So grateful for God leading me to this wonderful place and the professional staff.
Highly recommend Dr Abraham and Veritas Surgery. He performed 2 scopes on me in September and I was very pleased with the care I received from him and all other personnel. The paperwork was simple and easy and I thought the pricing was fair. I like the concept of Veritas Surgery. Dr Abraham is personable and communicated the results directly to me, and that was refreshing. 😊
Veritas Surgery and Dr. Abraham were able to schedule me on short notice, and give very appreciated and professional advice for a sports related injury. No surgery required at this time. Great news!
I could not be happier with Veritas Surgery!! We have had the pleasure of working with them twice now. They were able to save us and Christian Healthcare Ministries approx. $27k on my husband's surgery and around $15k on mine, compared to our local surgeons and surgery center! Unbelievable! And the surgeons they placed us with were top rated in the community. We travelled just a couple of hours from our town, and that evening, Veritas had a delicious home cooked meal brought to the hotel to help us feel more at home! Making the trip was well worth the savings.Not only were the savings tremendous, but working with Veritas was far beyond our expectations. The founding doctors called and emailed us personally to ensure our questions were answered and to help us find the best fit for our circumstances. They even checked in with us just before and after surgery to be sure we were pleased with how everything was going and to ask about our recoveries.I believe this is or should be the future of paying for healthcare. We had the unique opportunity to compare pricing whether we had healthcare, self pay or the Veritas way and the differences were astounding and frankly, sad. This has given us a whole new view of pricing in the healthcare industry and we now know how important it is to have people like Veritas on your side!!!
