http://www.eldercarecafe.net/how-to-choose-a-new-doctor.html Elder care concerns, information, and support Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/how-to-choose-a-new-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-643 Edie Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:52:07 +0000 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1714#comment-643 We live in a small town and would like to change doctors, but there are so few who will take new patients. Dad doesn't feel like he is getting the care he needs, yet Medicare is a problem. You are right - that does need to be one of the first questions for those who are on Medicare. We live in a small town and would like to change doctors, but there are so few who will take new patients. Dad doesn’t feel like he is getting the care he needs, yet Medicare is a problem. You are right – that does need to be one of the first questions for those who are on Medicare.

]]> http://www.eldercarecafe.net/how-to-choose-a-new-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-594 Kaye Swain Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:45:45 +0000 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1714#comment-594 Hi, Thanks for the great list. I'll be saving this for future reference when we need to find a new doctor. One other thing I learned to ask about the last time we switched - if you have regular Medicare it can sometimes be difficult to find a doctor who has room available for another Medicare patient, so I learned to ask about that as one of the first questions. :) Hi, Thanks for the great list. I’ll be saving this for future reference when we need to find a new doctor. One other thing I learned to ask about the last time we switched – if you have regular Medicare it can sometimes be difficult to find a doctor who has room available for another Medicare patient, so I learned to ask about that as one of the first questions.

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