Redefine HealthCare

05/12/2026

Redefine HealthCare was built on the foundation of Health. When you walk through our doors, we want you to feel at home. We are committed to being relationship-driven while bringing back the way health care once was - personalized, convenient, affordable, and trustworthy.

05/12/2026

When heading into the great outdoors, plan ahead and check for ticks afterward!

Tick activity has been higher than usual this spring, according to reports from the Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

To avoid ticks:
• Use insect repellent.
• Wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts/pants.
• Wear a hat and pull back hair into a ponytail.
• Avoid deer trails and tall grassy areas.
• Check clothing and pets upon returning home.

If you are bitten:
• Remove the tick as soon as possible.
• Use tweezers to grasp the tick close to the skin and pull it out with steady pressure.
• Clean the bite area with disinfectant.
• Take a picture of it and then flush the tick down the toilet or freeze it in a plastic bag for future identification.
• Check with your doctor if symptoms such as a rash, fever, or flu-like symptoms appear.

Report tick bites at https://bitemap.illinois.edu.

Learn more about tickborne illnesses at https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/tickborne-illnesses.html

05/12/2026

Get outside today and move! ☀️

❤️

05/12/2026

05/11/2026

There is no bad time to call us for care.

Because we are paid for care, not for procedures, we can use phone consults, email, video, and other technology much more extensively. This gives us more of a connection with patients and faster response when we’re needed.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all that "mother!" 💐

05/08/2026

Our Direct Primary Care practice serves a smaller patient panel size of around 1,000 patients, allowing for an increased focus on quality and personal attention. This, along with removing the barriers of insurance, gives us the opportunity to focus on the important things.

👇See if we're a good fit by scheduling a consult👇
https://www.redefinehc.com/contact-us

05/08/2026

05/06/2026

We see you -
You have a high-deductible insurance plan. 🥼

More often than not, people are choosing high-deductible plans due to ever-increasing insurance premiums. While this makes having health insurance more affordable, it often prevents policyholders from seeing their provider as often as they should. Out of pocket costs for office visits/procedures and the dreaded bill that comes later usually deters people from making appointments. This makes having a high-deductible insurance plan more of an “emergency plan”, which is how insurance was supposed to work, however, it doesn’t solve the problem of keeping people healthy.

Regular office visits to address the small health complaints before they turn into emergent conditions is vitally important. Additionally, insurance doesn’t reliably cover visits that are focused on prevention, such as alcohol/tobacco cessation, weight loss, and dietary counseling.

Let us help ensure you stay healthy and focused on prevention.
👇See if we're a good fit by scheduling a consult👇

https://www.redefinehc.com/contact-us

05/05/2026

Happy Cinco de Mayo AND Taco Tuesday!

Visit our neighbors Los Altos Cocina y Cantina!

Looking for healthy food swaps for today? Here are a few ideas:

🦐 Swap ground beef for leaner proteins - shrimp or black beans!
🌽Corn tortillas are lower in calories and higher in fiber than flour tortillas!
🍅Add all the veggies! Lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and peppers
🌮Swap sour cream with plain non-fat Greek yogurt!
🧄Use all the herbs and spices! Cilantro, cumin, garlic, oregano.

05/04/2026

Meet your provider!

Matt Saxsma, Family Nurse Practitioner, became inspired to start Redefine Healthcare after seeing all of the complexities and frustrations of the traditional healthcare system.
Growing up in central Illinois, he recalls when getting sick didn’t mean long waits, short visits and more questions than answers. He grew up in a rural area of predominantly farmers where health insurance was the exception, not the rule. His goal is simple…bring the old way of doing things back to the forefront. Patients should feel value, trust, quality, and dependability.
Redefine Healthcare allows him to live his passion while bringing healthcare back to what it once was.

Check out our website for more information and schedule your consult today!
https://www.redefinehc.com/member-services