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Ha, that's bold of you to assume I have a doctor at all.
My wife is resourceful in such matters.
Can you put your wife on the phone for me?
She said your insurance provider should have a list of in network doctors.
Maybe I should have rephrased this. I can find a doctor. How do I choose one?
Oh, you just have to try them out. Pick one that you feel listens to you and takes what you say seriously. We live out of town so she started with who had the closest office.
She doesn't have a secret method. I was just bragging on my wife that does what I'm too lazy to do, she makes the phone calls. If I like the doc she sent me to she calls the same one next time.
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It was the closest one to my house on my then-current insurance. I got lucky, and love them so much that I now make sure any insurance plan I consider includes that location.
My large corporate employer spawned many support businesses, including the local medical clinic chain. Unfortunately, the clinic chain was bought by Optum, so they've been doing their utmost to make it worse. On the whole, they have a robust set of providers from many specialties.
One specialist i see is one of many I've had over time. The trick is to fire anyone who isn't doing their job and move on to the next one. Eventually you'll find one to stick with. I'd say I've had two good ones over 30 years for this specialty.
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