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. Gebrehiwot was born in Ethiopia and moved to Austin when she was eight years old. In her free time, she enjoys spending time at church and making memories with her family. She also enjoys reading and taking time to relax and recharge. Among her favorite area locales is Mueller Park.
Being someone’s doctor has been my passion since I was five years old. I have always found joy in helping others feel better, improve their health, and become the best version of themselves. Medicine gives me the opportunity to combine that passion with meaningful relationships and a lifelong commitment to caring for others. I believe in compassionate, knowledgeable, and patient-centered care. I believe in truly listening to my patients, understanding their concerns and pain, and making it my priority to alleviate that pain and improve their overall well-being. To me, caring for patients means treating not only their condition, but the person as a whole. I strive to inspire and positively impact every person I have the privilege of caring for.
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An annual wellness exam helps you touch base with your ARC physician or advanced practice clinician (APC), address health issues, and talk about preventive measures for you.
Chronic healthcare management includes care for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and other chronic health conditions.
Austin Regional Clinic offers annual diabetic retinopathy screenings to our patients with diabetes. Screening is easy, takes less than five minutes to complete, and does not require any pupil dilatation or eye protection.
A flu vaccine can help prevent flu-related visits each year. CDC recommends everyone six months and older get vaccinated every flu season.
Immunizations help provide immunity to children and adults before they are exposed to potentially harmful diseases like hepatitis B, measles, mumps, polio, and more.
Medicare Wellness visits are an annual benefit provided to patients with a Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Supplement insurance plan. These visits include a review of your health, medications, health history, and more.
Preventive health care services focus on preventing diseases and conditions caused by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices.
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?”
The nurse and Dr. Gebrehiwot were so kind and patient and made me feel heard and respected. Hands down the best annual physical experience I’ve ever had.
It just gave me reassurance of my health & to keep my good health.
I really like the doctor attention.
The doctor was nice and courteous. I would choose her as my PCP.
Very good.
Excellent experience
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