So far Kaiser Permanente (MD/DC/VA area version) has been pretty great. Asked for a referral to an Endo at my first GP appointment, got it with no problems, saw her two weeks later. I didn't even have to bring any of my labs with me--they're all in the Kaiser system, so my Endo just pulled up my GP's notes and lab results on her computer.
She's great, smart, totally on top of metformin and has me auto-scheduled for blood draws every 3 months to see how it's doing. I don't have to see her every time to get a lab draw slip! My birth control is $40/mo (I really need to get the three month supply for 80$!!), which stinks, but I like it.
I can call or email my doc's office to get an appointment scheduled, and hear back within 24 hours. I've never waited more than 2 days for my GP, or 2 weeks for a specialist. All of my lab results are posted online the minute they come in--no waiting for my doc to call me with them, I get an automated email letting me know they're in.
I was really scared of such a true HMO organization when my company switched to them from Cigna. But it's been amazing so far---I love that my OB/GYN and my Endo and my pharmacy and my GP are all in the same building. I can set up three doc appointments in one day, and never leave the same building. Plus there isn't a deductible, so it's all 25/35 copays. I've been really surprised by it.
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Kt (27!)
dx: PCOS - July 2007, IR/Pre-diabetic - September 2007, IBS/Hiatal Hernia - June 2008, GERD/Barrett's Esophagus - July 2008
Currently on: Yaz, Met 2x1000mg/day, Activia yogurt+Prilosec OTC 1x/day
Not TTC, no DH, just me!
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