A POS plan is similar to an HMO in that it requires policyholders to
choose primary care doctors from within the plan's network and obtain referrals from those doctors to cover the services of different specialists.
Primary Care Doctor (PCD): Anyone enrolled in an HMO must
choose a primary care doctor (from a list of participating providers), who coordinates their healthcare and provides specialist referrals when necessary.
Not exact matches
There are several things to take into consideration when
choosing a pediatrician or family
doctor as your child's
primary care provider.
You will select a
primary doctor, however when your baby gets sick, your specific
doctor may not be available and therefore the child may not be seen by the
primary care doctor you
choose.
While many of our families come to Whole Child Wellness for all their
care, some of our families
choose to maintain a pediatrician who is in their insurance network as their
primary care doctor, and see our pediatricians as needed for consultations, preventive
care and sick visits.
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If Dr. Grasser is your
Primary Care Doctor, his Ayurveda consultation can not be used to directly manage Western medical illness or disease (this is best done during your insurance - covered visits), but his treatments and recommendations will be
chosen to support and balance your constitution, which will help you combat any medical challenges you are facing.
You pick your
doctor: You can
choose any available
primary care provider in your insurance plan's network.
You can
choose any available network pediatrician as your child's
primary care doctor.
The first choice you will need to make is between managed
care policies such as HMOs and PPOs where you will need to either select a
primary physician or
choose doctors from a group of participating members, and a traditional POS point of service plan that allows you to
choose any
doctor regardless of location or participation.