Although there are many ways to choose you family care physician, one of if not the best way is a personal referral from a friend or a family member. If you have a couple of personal referrals even better. If you do not have a personal recommendation, this is where PatientReaction can assist. With time, as content is added to the platform, you will see where other patients went for their care and did well.

You can see, even if you are healthy and just need your yearly physical exam, where patients/caregivers went for care and were extremely satisfied, one can learn from them. Patient empowerment is vital as it relates to making informed medical decisions(in conjunction with you treating physicians as always).

Before you finalize for PCP choice, make sure that they are in you health plan. Do NOT ask them if they take your plan for it is not the same thing. They can take you plan and your carrier could be billed by the doctor as a non participating provider that just "look your plan" and now you just got a big bill.

PatientReaction members are encouraged to discuss all aspects of their medical care including how they are able to pay for the expensive medical treatment they received and all the insurance related issues.