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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

After learning that the insurance company (trying to play doctor) recommends a generic drug that is less effective and has more adverse effects because it does not carry the more expensive drug on its formulary, this gives the doctor cause for concern for their patient. or less) on an appointment card. Make an informed decision.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

The practice doesn't depend on the insurance company to say whether they will pay for a certain procedure or a particular test, and how much. With the direct primary care model, your insurance is used for what it is intended to cover: catastrophic health events, hospitalizations, specialist care, imaging, and surgery.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

What is it about my insurance, that does not cover me staying in this hospital?” We’re moving back to an earlier time, in a way, in which the locus of care wasn’t in these highly specialized hospitals. We have, about, monthly webinars. But one thing this brings up for me is that question of equity.

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