Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank. Persistence and clear communication can often lead to a resolution.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

What information should you bring? Here’s what to expect: A review of your personal and family medical history Discussion of current medications, allergies, and supplements Review of lifestyle habits such as diet, exercise, alcohol, and tobacco use A basic physical exam: blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc. How long will it take?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Since she was still working, she thought her employer health insurance plan would cover her. This time, though, the insurance coverage wasn’t routine. Diamond contacted several people at UnitedHealthcare before she found out why the insurer refused to pay her claims. The bills totaled more than $100,000.

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Noreta Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Given that I own Noreta Family Medicine, an independent Direct Primary Care office, I often felt the urge to stand up and shout “Yes! We learned about when insurance was introduced into the healthcare system, first with Medicare, then with HMOs. He gets it!” Prior authorizations and co-pays also failed to achieve the same goal.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported. Within primary care most administrative work requires both information management and clinical judgment. Qualitative interpretation and analysis involved representatives from each stakeholder group.

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Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Transparent Pricing: With DPC, you know exactly what you're paying for - no hidden costs, no complicated insurance bills. Personalized Care: As a DPC member at Plum Health, you receive care that's tailored to your specific needs, perfect for self-employed individuals and those without traditional insurance who require flexibility.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

At Center for Family Medicine , we offer free pregnancy screenings. At Center for Family Medicine, we noticed that often pregnant women face several barriers when it comes to getting prenatal care. For example, some women don’t have insurance, and some women don’t have access to transportation. Walk ins are welcome!

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Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

When it comes to your health, it is important that you have all the information you need to take the best care of yourself. Here are a few recommendations for questions you can ask your doctor when they recommend a medication, procedure, or treatment plan so that you can make sure you are fully informed and can make the best choice.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Friends and family members who’ve seen a hormone doctor are another useful source of recommendations. Even if they don’t have the same condition as you, they can provide information about things like the doctor’s reputation or bedside manner. Review Their Credentials In Connecticut, hormone doctors are highly trained.

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

adults lacked a usual source of care in 2022—marking the highest level in a decade, despite historically high rates of insurance coverage during this period. For more information, visit www.milbank.org. The percentage of NPs and PAs in primary care dipped to new lows of 30% and 24.3% in 2022, respectively, compared with 34% and 29.7%

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

Ask family and friends: If you have family members or friends who’ve been treated by an endocrinologist, ask them to recommend a good endocrinologist in your area. Contact your insurance company: If you have health insurance, ask your insurance company for a list of endocrinologists in your city or county that accept your coverage.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

As we move into the eleventh week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol, provides an update on health care bills and shares what to expect next in the legislative session. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 3, 2024

So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims. Unfortunately, this led me down a path of unpaid claims, hurricane horror stories, and insurance company fraud. I would then subsequently file a claim with my homeowners and flood insurance.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

Health insurance covers only very short visits that are limited to 1-2 problems per visit, leaving little time for patients to be able to share all of the relevant information about longstanding symptoms. The healthcare system in the US is not well-designed for the kind of care that is required to get to the bottom of these symptoms.

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The Motivated MD

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

For example, any repairs that come up are your responsibility if your homeowner insurance doesn’t cover them. Get renters insurance Do not look at rent as ‘wasted money.’ Disclaimer and Limit of Liability This post (and hopefully its eventual publication) is designed strictly to inform and entertain.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Contributing to this challenge is the exponential growth of information, an expanding population of older adults, and office visit documentation. In addition, Dr. Nguyen co-chairs the SCPMG Virtual Medical Center and brings extensive expertise as a practicing family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente. Thank you for sharing that.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

Varicose veins are oftentimes covered by insurance whereas spider veins typically are not since they tend to be cosmetic only. Varicose veins run in the family for only 50% of all people who have them. Most insurance companies require patients to wear compression stockings before treatment.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 3, 2023

During this episode, we hear from Dr. Nav Persaud, a staff physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. Although healthcare services are publicly funded, access to medications depends on private or public insurance and is linked with employment.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

So my background clinically is working with cancer patients and families and those who underwent bone marrow transplant, and a lot of times for their treatment regimen, it includes steroids. What is the role of the family caregiver system, how they play a role? Tamryn: Yes, 100%.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Most insurance plans cover preventive care visits at 100% with no copay or deductible, recognizing the substantial value these appointments provide in preventing more serious and costly health issues. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

And I’m using these personal sound amplification products, these PSAPs for young adults who are in their mid twenties, transitioning off of their parents’ insurance, or they’re going to college and they no longer qualify for Medicaid as a child, and they don’t have hearing aids anymore. It changes the words.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Dozens of listeners responded with their stories, including Bob, who is being identified only by his first name to guard his family’s privacy and whose daughter has epilepsy. But — this is all according to a lawsuit filed by Cole’s folks– the pharmacy said his insurance didn’t cover his medicine anymore.

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Mere Mortal MD

MAY 22, 2025

If a patient has Medicare for insurance, they have a right to appeal their discharge. Every time my patients or families appealed their discharge, Medicare returned with the determination that the hospital and rehabilitation team were correct. This has always been the tipping point, the information that got the patient out the door.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 3, 2025

I practice family and sports medicine as part of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group here in Fontana, California. I just listened to the one on national cancer care that we’re doing, which was very informative and pretty impressive. WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. AM: Thank you so much.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues updated the 2014 policy statement on contraception for adolescents to provide pediatricians with evidence-informed and equity-informed practices in contraceptive care. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Find Out if They Accept Your Insurance This is one of the most important things to consider before making your decision. You don't want to start this new relationship off on the wrong foot by making an appointment and later finding out that they're not in-network with your insurance company. Call Hitchcock Family Medicine today.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As the 2025 legislative session swings into full gear, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has set its sights on a cadre of pivotal bills set to shape the healthcare landscape for years to come. Any contractual clause that limits or penalizes providers for sharing this information would be unenforceable.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

They are also costly and subject to variable insurance coverage, leading many med spas and compounding pharmacies to offer compounded versions of these FDA-approved medications with varying degrees of safety. There is a lot of information and a lot of marketing out there creating a lot of confusion.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Were those people self referring, or family members calling you asking? Eric: Yeah.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In Lansing , patients appreciate the clinic’s ability to accommodate busy professionals and students, while in Royal Oak , families trust the clinic for their children’s pediatric care. Royal Oak families trust the clinic for both pediatric and adult primary care, making it a true family-friendly option.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

In many cases, the families were the victims of the crime. But if the services that they require aren’t able to be provided within, they have Health Net as their insurance, so we contract with specialists in the community. And we’ve really tried to serve that hospice mission of serving the patient and the family.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And you could say the same thing about insurance companies. Insurance companies will pay for a lot of drugs that have really not a whole lot of evidence at a lot of costs. But to this day, I haven’t heard of an insurance company that’s willing to cover cannabis. Where can we get good information?

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The imposition of insurance-related hurdles beyond FDA approval, such as time-consuming prior authorizations or costly co-payments, can impede access to critical health care, such as contraceptives. In some instances, however, this is only the first hurdle to make innovative products available to patients. 300gg-13(a)(4).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information. Have you had a family history of substance use disorder? Most of our population has trauma. Katie: Yeah.

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