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Healthy choice W How to choose the right doctor for you | BY LIA TREMBLAY
cedures, it's important to have the right physicians on your team. Here are some ways to find them. • Check with your insurance. If you want them to help
ith more options than ever at the fingertips of each healthcare consumer, making the right choices can feel overwhelming. As you navi- gate a growing world of medications and pro-
foot the bill, check with your insurance company to see if they have a list of physicians you must choose from. It may be that you'll have to pay a little extra for one that's not on their list, or that no "out-of-network" doctor is covered at all. Either way, it's something you need to be sure of before proceeding. • Find them by what they can do. If you have a specific
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procedure in mind, you can sometimes find a doctor who's trained in it by researching the procedure itself. For example, doctors who are certified to perform the NovaSure endome- trial ablation procedure are listed in a directory right on No- vaSure's website. • Check their credentials. On Cape Fear Valley's web-
site, click on "Find A Physician" to look up the doctors you have in mind. There you can see where they went to medical school, and where they completed their residencies. You can also see if they are board-certified, meaning that they have expertise in their specialty that goes beyond the basic licen- sure every physician must have. It will also list their special interests, so you can look for a doctor who may have a special interest in your condition.
