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By Ryan Kennelly

September 14, 2016

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What types of doctors can be a primary care physician?

September 14, 2016

  • Individual & Family Health Insurance
What types of doctors can be a primary care physician?

The following doctors can be selected as a primary care physician:

  • Family medicine doctor
  • OB/GYN
  • Pediatrician
  • Internal medicine doctor

If you enroll in an HMO, you must choose a PCP that is part of the HMO network. If apply for a family HMO plan, each family member can select a different PCP as long as each primary care doctor is part of the plan’s HMO network.

For females, you can select a PCP and a separate OG/GYN PCP as long as both doctors are part of the same HMO network. The same PCP can be selected for both and OB/GYN PCP can be added later if you wish to add one later. If you want to change a PCP for any reason, you do so every month with the new PCP doctor selection change starting the 1st of the following month of the change.

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