Slides from my presentation to Austin Rotary today.

1. Restoring the Soul of Health Care
Lee Aase, Administrator

2. What is HELPcare Clinic?
• A membership-based primary care clinic that provides
most of the care you need for most of your life
• A revolutionary approach to financing and delivering
unhurried, unlimited primary and preventive care
• Offers education, coaching and peer support for
members interested in lifestyle changes to prevent or
even reverse disease at no extra charge through
HELPcare LLC.
• HELPcare LLC also provides management services
for HELPcare Clinic.

3. HELPcare Clinic In the News

4. HELPcare Clinic Founder
David W. Strobel, M.D.
• Austin native
• 30 years of primary care experience
• 19 years at Mayo Health System in Austin
• 8 years at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin
• 5 years at Pipe Trades clinic in Eagan
• Long-term interest in Metabolic Syndrome
• Heart of a teacher

5. Austin High School Class of 1981

6. Conceived at The Coffee House on Main

7. My First Revolution: Mayo Clinic Social Media

8. Taking the Revolution to 12 Countries on 5 Continents

9. The major problems with U.S.
Health Care: It is…
• Unaffordable
• Impersonal
• Ineffective

10. U.S. Health Care is Unaffordable
• Lisa’s blood draw + 3 lab tests: $504.00
• This was out-of-pocket even with Mayo employee insurance!
• Medica Mayo Select (Family) unsubsidized cost in 2022:
$2,086 per month or $25,032 per year!
• Medica Mayo Premier even higher: $2,242/mo or
$26,904/yr.
• Deductibles, coinsurance add up to $8,000/year

11. U.S. Health Care is
Impersonal
• Phone trees. Chatbots.
Nurse Lines.
• How much time do you
spend on hold?
• Do you have your provider’s phone number?
• Can you call him or her when you need
medical advice?

12. U.S. Health Care is Ineffective

13. A Symptom of a Failing System
Increase in Obesity Prevalence 1990-2018

14. Diabetes Diagnoses
• 1.6 million Americans
diagnosed in 1958, 0.93%
of population
• In 2015, 23.4 million, or
7.40%, had diagnosed
diabetes
• Prevalence increased 8x!
Source: CDC

15. Instead of just treating
symptoms, HELPcare
Clinic will take time
to understand our
members and find
underlying causes so
they can prevent and
even reverse disease.

16. Making Health Care Affordable
• No insurance accepted
• Reduced administrative costs through
membership
• 45 common diagnostic blood tests
included as needed at no extra charge,
as well as many generic medications
• We shop for your best price on what’s
not included

17. Diagnostic Blood Tests Included
Lipid Panel
Comprehensive
Metabolic Panel
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Insulin Hemoglobin A1c Thyroid Antibodies
TSH, Free T4, Reverse T3 Testosterone, FSH and LH Vitamin D, Vitamin B12
Uric Acid High Sensitivity CRP Ferritin
Many more, depending on your individual care needs!

18. Making Health Care Personal
• A provider you know…who knows you
• Unhurried visits: standard appointment
length is one hour
• Interact directly with your provider, not a
Nurse Line or phone tree

19. • Medications treat symptoms,
not underlying causes.
• HELPcare gives you the education,
tools and support you need to
improve your health through
lifestyle changes.
• We’ve done it. We’ve helped others.
We can help you.
Helping You Restore Health

20. The Scourge of Metabolic Syndrome

21. Diagnosis based on any three of these five…
Definition of Metabolic Syndrome

22. October 2016 November 2020
Our
Need for
Change

23. A closer look at Lee
Because a three-piece suit can conceal a lot…

24. Coaching Experience
Helping Friends & Family

25. It’s not just about Weight Loss!
Metabolically healthy people have lower risks of…
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease (heart disease, stroke)
• Cancer
• Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease
• Hospitalization and serious complications from viral
infections

26. OUR MISSION:
Restoring
the Soul
of Health
Care
• HELP people save themselves from a
system that has undermined their health
and vitality so they can prevent and even
reverse many diseases and conditions
• Give people information and support that
enables them to accomplish their health
goals

27. HELPcare.health

28. HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan
HELP
The 10-point PLAN you can apply on your
own to improve your health & vitality
Informative, inspirational content
Share freely with family and friends
and on social media
Will be available for download
at HELPcare.health
Free. Forever.

29. Included in Your HELPcare Clinic Membership
HELPcare Community
Clear and understandable metabolic health
education based on decades of practice
A safe, supportive online community
Discounts on helpful tools, devices
A FREE one-month no-obligation trial,
then $19/month or $199/year
A Tribe to go with you, with helpful in-depth metabolic health teaching

30. Included in Your HELPcare Clinic Membership
HELPcare Coach
All benefits of HELPcare Community plus
A Coach who can help you develop a plan that
works for you
Cohort and 1-1 Coaching Sessions
$49/month or $499/year
A Coach to guide you, who’s been down the path ahead of you
Photo by Dylan Ferreira on Unsplash

31. Restoring the Soul of Health Care
HELPcare Clinic
A membership for the care and guidance you
need to sustain or regain your health and vitality
Unlimited primary care provider visits, including timely
care, video visits, phone calls, secure messaging
Laboratory tests needed to inform care
Routine medications and simple office procedures
Health coaching through HELPcare Coach and education,
peer support through HELPcare Community
Photo by Hush Naidoo on Unsplash

32. HELPcare Clinic | 308 4th Avenue NW | Austin

33. HELPcare Clinic Memberships
Type
Regular
Monthly
Founding
Member* Monthly
Regular
Annual
Founding
Member* Annual
Single $149 $99 $1,490 $999
Couple $249 $179 $2,490 $1,799
Family $349 $249 $3,490 $2,499
*Founding Member rates are available to the first 300 members.

34. Diagnostic Blood Tests Included in Membership
Lipid Panel
Comprehensive
Metabolic Panel
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Insulin Hemoglobin A1c Thyroid Antibodies
TSH, Free T4, Reverse T3 Testosterone, FSH and LH Vitamin D, Vitamin B12
Uric Acid High Sensitivity CRP Ferritin
Pay for much of your membership through lab savings!
Lisa’s blood draw + 3 lab tests = $504.00

35. What’s not included?
• Emergency Department care
• Hospital and specialty care
• Patented prescription drugs
• Certain unusual diagnostic tests
• Radiology imaging
• We shop for your best price on what’s not
included

36. Norman Rockwell meets The Jetsons

37. Your Opportunity
• Become a HELPcare Clinic Founding Member
o Lock in 28-33% savings, with HELPcare
Community & HELPcare Coach included
o 215 of 300 spots have been claimed
• Become a HELPcare Leader
o Share the opportunity with family and friends
o Expand the vision and scope of health care
change, including HELPcare Foundation

38. HELPcare Clinic Corporate Membership
• Affordable health benefit
• Reduce absenteeism and
turnover
• Employers who cover at
least 50% of monthly dues
get Founding Member rates

39. Corporate Membership Example
Type Regular
Corporate
Member
Employer
Share*
Employee
Share*
Single $149 $99 $44.50 $44.50
Couple $249 $179 $89.50 $89.50
Family $349 $249 $124.50 $124.50
*Shares based on employer contribution of 50%

40. Join the Revolution!
HELPcare.health/Clinic
308 4th Ave NW | Austin, MN | (507) 279-2345