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We’re going to kick off this course by talking about health care providers, including your PCP (Primary Care Physician) and the benefits of finding a good one!
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What is a PCP? And why is it important to find one?
Your Primary Care Physician, or PCP, is your primary health care provider. It’s really important you find a good PCP, because:
- PCPs can develop a comfort level with your health history–a PCP can develop an understanding of your health needs and proper treatment over years of care.
- PCPs can catch things early–by having a full understanding of your health history, a PCP can often identify medical issues early when you are still in a good position to treat them
- They can refer you to specialists–through many health insurance plans, you can only see a specialist with a referral from your PCP. In fact, many plans require you to have a referral from a PCP in order to see a specialist. Even if you are on a plan that does allow you to go straight to a specialist, it helps to have a PCP who can send you to the right specialists!
So, yeah…you’ll want to find a PCP you have a strong comfort level with.
Check out our resources to find a list of common specialists and what they do! And join us in the next lesson as we answer this scary question: What is health insurance?
Source(s): One Medical
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What is a PCP? And why is it important to find one?
Your Primary Care Physician, or PCP, is your primary health care provider. It’s really important you find a good PCP, because:
- PCPs can develop a comfort level with your health history–a PCP can develop an understanding of your health needs and proper treatment over years of care.
- PCPs can catch things early–by having a full understanding of your health history, a PCP can often identify medical issues early when you are still in a good position to treat them
- They can refer you to specialists–through many health insurance plans, you can only see a specialist with a referral from your PCP. In fact, many plans require you to have a referral from a PCP in order to see a specialist. Even if you are on a plan that does allow you to go straight to a specialist, it helps to have a PCP who can send you to the right specialists!
So, yeah…you’ll want to find a PCP you have a strong comfort level with.
Check out our resources to find a list of common specialists and what they do! And join us in the next lesson as we answer this scary question: What is health insurance?
Source(s): One Medical