Eligible U.S. residents can apply for and make changes to their Medicare plans from October 15 – December 7. Medicare is a health insurance plan for people ages 65 and up, or those with certain conditions or disabilities. It is important to know your options and pick a plan that lets you keep your ARC care team.
Tips for patients
Open Enrollment for a marketplace health plan on HealthCare.gov is open from November 1 – December 15 for your coverage to start January 1. Stay with your ARC care team by choosing one of the following health plans: Blue Advantage, MyBlue Health, Sendero, or UnitedHealthcare Exchange Plan.
Effective January 1, 2027, we are not in network with Superior's Ambetter Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) plans.
All insurance plans accepted by ARC, including government plans, are listed online at ARCinsuranceinfo.com.
You can receive your flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time by booking a flu or COVID-19 vaccination appointment or requesting them at your next primary care visit.
Learn more about flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines at ARC.
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, advanced practice clinicians (APCs), staff, and leadership are committed to providing our community with high quality convenient care. One of the ways we demonstrate this priority is through our online transparency.
You can review our doctor and APC ratings and comments on our web site with the confidence that they are all based on verified visits. We post all patient feedback relevant to the entire visit and only refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
The below guide provides details about how we collect and share our patient feedback.
ARC partnered with Press Ganey to collect patient feedback about their doctor’s or APC’s visit. We gather feedback from text surveys that are sent after the visit. Press Ganey is an independent third party customer feedback company that provides the technology to collect the feedback and display ratings and comments on our web site. All ratings are submitted by actual patients and verified by ARC.
Patients for whom we have a mobile phone number receive a text survey within two hours of checking in for their visit. Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide ratings and comments regarding their experience at different touch points of their visit. We use this feedback to recognize doctors and staff, identify issues we can correct, and enhance our care.
ARC posts all positive and negative patient feedback that is relevant to the entire visit. We refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
ARC asks questions that touch on the overall patient experience related to their visit. Anyone seeking detailed information about each question can view the ratings for each specific question on the Reviews tab on the doctor or APC bio page on the website. We calculate our doctor and APC star ratings based on the responses to question number six below. We calculate our location star ratings based on the responses to all the below questions.
Since more recent data provides a more accurate picture, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys per doctor in the last 12 months before we post a physician’s rating.
ARC physicians and staff review all comments and act to rectify issues. Since the purpose of the feedback is to allow us to improve the overall patient experience, we display the last 90 days of comments which are the most relevant for the practice.
No. Only patients having an outpatient visit by an ARC physician or APC receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician or APC in our clinics.
Comments are reviewed and approved prior to being published to the website. If a comment contains any personally identifiable information, that information will be removed from the comment.
Dr. Jefferson only sees patients for Same-Day illness and injury at ARC clinics as needed.
Dr. Jefferson grew up in Chicago, IL. In her free time, she enjoys running and cross training for running, running marathons, half-marathons, and hiking. Dr. Jefferson has run marathons on all seven continents and volunteered as a physician at medical tents in the Chicago Marathon for seven years. Her favorite spot is “in my new home that I enjoy with my beloved German shepherd, Simba!”
No other profession gives me the satisfaction of directly making an impact on someone else’s life. I believe in being honest, direct, and making sure that my patients’ care is as simple as possible in a language that they understand.
A flu vaccine can help prevent flu-related visits each year. CDC recommends everyone six months and older get vaccinated every flu season.
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With ARC Same-Day care, appointments are available 365 days a year for minor emergencies, including sprains, colds and flu, minor burns, seasonal allergies, and more. We're here for you on days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
ARC offers telemedicine visits for primary and specialty care. ARC doctors and advanced practice clinicians (APCs) can quickly evaluate you for a new health issue or follow up with you via a phone call or video visit from the comfort of your home.
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Rating based on “Did the doctor or advanced practice clinician (APC) provide the care you expected?”
Dr Jefferson was kind, caring, quick, and listened to my concerns. Everyone that helped me was really nice and efficient.
The front desk was very welcoming and efficient. After a short wait time, Dr Jefferson’s nurse called me back and was kind and made sure my information was correct as she took my vitals. I only waited a few moments in the exam room when Dr Jefferson entered and introduced herself. She also was very welcoming and asked how she could help Me and I let her know my symptoms. after a thorough session of my explanation and her wonderful listening and professional skill, she decided on meds for me and then asked if I had any other questions before the visit was over. I feel very lucky to be included in the care of ARC doctors like Dr Madhavi Jefferson; she really cares about the patient’s needs.
I was a quick in and out. Needed tetanus shot. Needed to see doctor to get tetanus shot, because of my infected hand that urgent care diagnosed.
It felt like a very rushed 3min visit. It makes me second guess the diagnosis. One problem i mentioned having was marked as not having it on my summary.
Doctor was excellent! Very thorough and personable.
I was in and out in 20 minutes, including lab work. I had lab results and message from Dr. within 40 minutes.
Welcome to the ARC Family Medicine Same-Day Care team!
November 8, 2023 < 1 min read
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