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Switching From Your Parents’ Insurance To Your Own

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

I haven’t been feeling well for the past few days, so yesterday I decided to make a doctor appointment. Sounds easy enough, but then I realized that I had new health insurance (my own instead of my parents’ insurance) and no doctor where I live now. One of my housemates told me I just needed to call a doctor’s office, ask if they were taking new patients, make sure they took my insurance and set up an appointment. Two problems I ran into: places weren’t taking new patients and other places were booked for the next couple days. I finally found a place that was taking new patients and could see me the next day, but I wish I had set up a new doctor before I got sick.

Here is what I would suggest for when you get your own health insurance (and hopefully before you get sick):

  1. As soon as you have your health insurance information and card, ask friends and family in the area if they have a doctor they would recommend. Also, check your insurance company’s Web site or call them to see if they recommend doctors. (more…)

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