Medical

“One Medical WILL be in-network for CareFirst” Again!!!

By Prince Of Petworth

To say folks were bummed about the One Medical CareFirst split would be a slight understatement. Folks were furious. Perhaps there is some light. A reader writes her benefits rep:

“Can you please confirm for me that One Medical WILL be in-network for CareFirst, and the date that will be effective?”

The replied:

“It’s my understanding, the contract with One Medical begins on January 1.”

And it’s official:

“Unfortunately, an agreement has not been reached and One Medical will no longer be a participating provider as of December 18”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending this “CareFirst Statement on One Medical Group”:

“In September, One Medical Group (One Medical) notified CareFirst of its intention to terminate its agreement as a CareFirst participating provider effective December 18, 2017 if no agreement could be reached by CareFirst and One Medical on future reimbursements. Unfortunately, an agreement has not been reached and One Medical will no longer be a participating provider as of December 18.

CareFirst members who have selected One Medical as their primary care provider or who have utilized One Medical services will receive additional information in the mail. If you need assistance selecting an in-network primary care provider or have questions about an ongoing course of care you or a family member are currently receiving through a One Medical provider, call the Member Service telephone number listed on your ID card.”

Dear PoP – Recommend a Dentist

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo from PoPville flickr user Rukasu1

“Dear PoP,

We always share thoughts on best bars, best drinks, etc. With it being so incredibly difficult to find good doctors, could we do a dear PoP and maybe start with dentists? I don’t know about anyone else, but I just get a list from my insurance company with absolutely no other information…”

This is a great idea. I went to the dentist last month and now believe I need to see a good therapist because I was so abused. Well I could prolly benefit from a good therapist anyway but that’s neither here nor there…

Can anyone recommend and a good dentist? And if possible mention which insurance they take?

My New Favorite Dentist

By Prince Of Petworth


“Yo what up Tip? – your next patient is here.” I don’t know if it works. Of course Tip O’Neil was Speaker of the House so never mind.  I guess I can’t see Tip without thinking of Q-Tip (of Tribe Called Quest).

Speaking of I hear Q-Tip’s new solo album is phenomenal…

Random PoP Observation

By Prince Of Petworth

I think I may have inadvertently stumbled upon a grand dentistry conspiracy.  As one with dental insurance I take full advantage of it and religiously go to 6 month cleanings.  So on my last cleaning I was told to buy an electric toothbrush.  So like a good kid, I ran from the dentist and got your standard electric toothbrush.  It has treated me well, or so I thought.  All of a sudden one of my teeth got super sensitive.  I thought I was going to need a root canal or something.  So I go to the dentist Monday and explain the problem. He asks me after poking around for like 10 seconds, ‘am I using an electric toothbrush’?  Yes, of course I reply.  Well he says to me, ‘oh, you’re brushing too hard and have removed some enamel and exposed some pores that have lots of nerves’ or something like that.  And I’m like, WTF?  You are the one who told me to get an electric toothbrush!  What the hell sort of catch 22 is this?  By the by, his resolution was to gently glide the electric toothbrush and use sensodyne.  This is kind f’d up, no? I’m fairly certain it is a conspiracy among the American Dental Association, Electric Toothbrush Manufacturers of America, and Sensodyne…