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Medical Weight Loss in Alberta: Covered With a Referral
Alberta patients can see Dr. Maher Jerudi, a physician certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, for medical weight management online. If your family doctor or nurse practitioner refers you and you have an active Alberta Health Card, your weight-loss visits are covered by Alberta Health. If you don't have a referral, you can still book directly as a private visit. This page explains both options and how to get a referral sent.
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In Alberta, TelePlus Care weight-loss visits with Dr. Jerudi are covered by Alberta Health when you have an active Alberta Health Card and a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner. Without a referral, the initial assessment is a $149 private visit and follow-ups are $99. Medication costs are separate.
- Covered visits need two things: an active Alberta Health Card and a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
- The referring clinic sends the referral to TelePlus Care by fax (587-442-4739) or email (booking@telepluscare.com).
- Without a referral, you can book directly: $149 for the initial assessment and $99 for each follow-up.
- Alberta Health covers the medical visits, not the medication. Drug costs depend on your pharmacy and drug plan.
- Dr. Jerudi is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.
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Two Ways to Start Medical Weight Loss in Alberta
You choose how your care is paid for when you book. Both options lead to the same appointment with the same doctor. The only difference is whether Alberta Health pays for the visit.
- With a referral: your family doctor or nurse practitioner refers you to Dr. Jerudi, you book online and answer "Yes, I have a referral", and your visits are covered by Alberta Health with an active Alberta Health Card.
- Without a referral: you book directly as a private visit. The initial assessment is $149 and follow-ups are $99. You pay securely during booking.
- If you start privately and get a referral later, your future visits can be covered once the referral is on file.
How to Get a Referral to Dr. Jerudi
A referral is a request from your own primary care provider asking a physician with focused expertise to see you. For weight management, ask at your next appointment with your family doctor or nurse practitioner, or call their office and ask whether they can send one.
- Ask your family doctor or nurse practitioner for a referral to Dr. Maher Jerudi at TelePlus Care for medical weight management.
- Their office faxes the referral to 587-442-4739 or emails it to booking@telepluscare.com.
- Book your appointment online and choose "Yes, I have a referral". Enter the referring provider's name and clinic phone number.
- Ask the referring office to send the referral before your appointment date.
What Happens If the Referral Has Not Arrived
Our team checks that the referral is on file before your covered appointment. If it hasn't arrived, we call you before the visit. You can reschedule to give your doctor's office more time, or continue with the appointment as a private visit. We never charge a card for a covered booking without talking to you first.
What Your Weight-Loss Visits Include
The first appointment is a full medical assessment by secure phone or video. Dr. Jerudi reviews your weight history, what you have already tried, your current medications, related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea or PCOS, and any recent lab results. You leave with a clear plan, which may include blood work, lifestyle support, a prescription when it is clinically appropriate, or referral elsewhere.
- Initial assessment: history, goals, safety review and a treatment plan
- Investigation review: a follow-up to go over requested blood work
- Monthly follow-up: progress, side effects and medication adjustments
What Alberta Health Does and Does Not Cover
The referral covers your medical visits with Dr. Jerudi. It does not cover medication. Weight-management medications such as semaglutide or tirzepatide are paid for at the pharmacy through your private drug plan, Alberta Blue Cross coverage if you have it, or out of pocket. Your pharmacist can confirm the price and coverage before you fill a prescription.
- Covered with a referral and an active Alberta Health Card: the initial assessment, investigation review and follow-up visits
- Not covered: medication, dispensing fees and any private extras
- Outside Alberta: weight-loss visits are private ($149 initial assessment)
Medical Weight Loss in Alberta — Fast, Convenient Virtual Care
Book online with Dr. Jerudi. Covered by Alberta Health with a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner, or book directly as a $149 private visit.
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Alberta
Virtual care in Alberta: coverage & licensing
TelePlus Care offers adults in Alberta and surrounding communities an online medical weight-loss assessment by secure phone or video. With an active Alberta Health Card and a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner, the visits are covered by Alberta Health; without a referral the initial assessment is a $149 private visit. Medication and pharmacy costs are separate.
Licensed in Alberta
You are seen by a Canadian licensed doctor authorized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) to care for patients in Alberta.
Public insurer: AHCIP
Health care in Alberta is administered through Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Weight Loss Online visits are covered by Alberta Health with an active Alberta Health Card and a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner. Without a referral, the initial assessment is a $149 private visit. Medication, laboratory, and pharmacy costs are separate when recommended.
Free health advice
For free, publicly funded non-urgent health advice in Alberta, you can also call Health Link (811).
Emergencies: call 911
Online care is not for emergencies. For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
What to expect from a TelePlus Care virtual visit in Alberta
Meet a doctor
Speak with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video, daily from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Mountain Time.
Leave with a plan
When clinically appropriate, you can receive a prescription, a note, a lab requisition, or a referral.
Know when to go in person
Virtual care is not for emergencies. Call 911 for an emergency, or 811 for free nurse advice.
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