Element Primary Care Clinic

09/05/2025

We're here on this journey with you! What are you doing daily that your future self will thank you for?

06/01/2025

06/01/2024

03/08/2024

Happy International Women's Day! Every year this coincides with the anniversary of Element Primary Care Clinic! We are so grateful to our patients who have walked with us on this venture for 4 whole years already! We recognize your part in our success and are so honored to care for all of you. 💜🤎🩵💙💚💛🧡

10/16/2023

We are pleased to introduce Brook Rogers! She will be joining our team as a primary care provider. Her special interests include care of all chronic diseases, particularly autoimmune diseases ranging from fibromyalgia to joint pain.
https://elementprimarycare.com/about/our-team/brook-rogers/

10/02/2023

Element Primary Care Clinic is growing! Welcome, Brook!

Brook Rogers, Nurse Practitioner

Now accepting new patients!!

So far, I'm able to accept 3 different insurances : Aetna, Cigna, and Nebraska Medicaid with more to come shortly.

If you are in need of a primary care provider who listens to your unique medical issues, call and make an appointment. My clinic works under the concepts of Lifestyle and Functional Medicine to help you meet your long-term health goals.

I am a board-certified family nurse practitioner. I obtained my undergraduate nursing degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri and my master’s in nursing from Clarkson College in Omaha. I have worked in emergency medicine, community health serving the under-served, and rheumatology.

I am returning to primary care to deliver personalized medicine focusing on long-lasting patient provider relationships. Special interests include chronic care management and joint pain.

Located in:
Element Primary Care
10020 Nicholas St Suite 106
Omaha, NE 68114
402-226-5211

09/23/2023

Are you using your HSA to the fullest extent? If you have a medical condition that would benefit from exercise (check with your insurance to verify) and ask your provider for a Letter of Medical Necessity for your HSA to pay for a membership to a studio or gym or gym equipment for home.

My patients have all heard my testament to the life-changing effects of Pilates for me. I'm convinced now, more than ever, that the secret to fitness is finding what you love to do!

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Are you working hard to improve your health but can't afford a gym membership? You may have wondered if your HSA or FSA could be used to fund it.

Yes, it could — if you prove the expense is medically necessary. General fitness expenses don’t qualify for HSA/FSA use, but things change when a physician or nurse practitioner prescribes an exercise regimen.

For example, a physician might prescribe weight training or aerobic activity to lower blood pressure. He or she could write a letter of medical necessity, also known as an "LMN", allowing the patient to purchase free weights or an elliptical using HSA/FSA funds.

Or a physician might prescribe swimming to alleviate back pain. In this case, an LMN would allow the patient to use HSA/FSA money for a gym membership to have access to a pool.

You’ll notice these two scenarios — though they have different conditions and treatment plans — have one thing in common. It’s the letter of medical necessity. This document, which must be signed by a physician or nurse practitioner, verifies that the purchased services or items are intended to treat or prevent a medical condition.

The Internal Revenue Service requires an LMN to deduct certain eligible expenses from income taxes. Similarly, the letter allows people to use tax-free funds from an HSA or FSA for those services or items.

By default, LMNs are good for one year from the date they are written. A physician or nurse practitioner could instead recommend a shorter duration for the treatment. If treatment and related expenses continue beyond the initial time period, a new letter is required.

An LMN can be written on a prescription pad, a provider’s letterhead, hospital discharge papers or a form provided by your HSA/FSA administrator. Ask your plan administrator which format they require before asking your physician or nurse practitioner to write or sign a letter.

Regardless of the format, make sure the LMN includes your name, the condition being treated and a detailed description of the treatment. Include the LMN when you submit your receipt or invoice to your plan administrator for reimbursement or payment.

If you end up being unable to use HSA/FSA funds for exercise, you can use those funds to take care of yourself in other ways. If you want help sleeping, starting a family, caring for your skin or dealing with many other everyday health and wellness issues, explore the Optum Store. All items here are eligible — no LMN needed.
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Resource: Back Pain (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/back-pain/symptoms-causes/syc-20369906

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09/05/2023

What are you spending time doing that will support your goal of aging strong?

08/03/2023

This little one has been hanging out with me all day - a little munching, a little scratching behind the ears, a bath, and nap now and again. What a good day to be a bunny!