Tip of the week from your practice manager

 Many of you may have changes in your insurance here in the early part of the year. If so, please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with your plan's rules and guidelines. Do you need to choose a primary care provider? If so, please do call the number on your card and specify your doctor; otherwise, there can be problems billing your claim and you might be responsible for the visit if the insurance doesn't pay  because of your neglect to take care of this. Your co-pay may have changed; be sure to find out so that you'll be charged appropriately. Also, thanks to healthcare reform, if you are covered under a new plan, your preventive visits must be covered with no co-pay. (Read more about healthcare reform and how it effects you here.) Our front-office staff should always ask you if you have any changes in your registration, including your insurance. Please be sure to have your insurance card with you when you come for your visit so we can make changes when necessary.