TRANSFERRING
CARE
Health and Healing, P.A.
Please arrange to transfer to a new primary care
provider before June 1, 2014.  The insurance plans
that require notification of practice closures have
been informed.

I
f you have a doctor's name on your insurance
card, you need to choose a new primary care
provider. If you don't choose, you will be
assigned a new doctor by your insurance plan
.  
You may receive a letter from your plan about this.
If you want to make the choice yourself, please
find your plan's list of participating primary care
providers.  You can compare that list with the list we
are mailing out, suggesting providers to consider.  
Also consider providers recommended by your family
and friends.  Many doctors these days have a video
introducing themselves and their approach to patient
care, which can be very helpful in making your
choice.  Just Google (or use any other web search for)
the name of the provider, and see if a link to their
video shows up.

When you call to ask about seeing a new doctor, nurse
practitioner, or physician assistant for care, let the
staff know your doctor is retiring and has
recommended the provider you want to see.  If
someone close to you has seen that provider, say that
also – any connection you have with the provider
increases the chance you can be accepted into the
practice.  Be prepared to give information about
insurance and possibly other areas the provider needs
to know about before you receive an answer.  If you
need help with this process, please call the office and
we will help all we can.
Health and Healing, P.A.
Phone    316-733-1311
Fax        316-733-4177