Tag Archives: Primary Care Physician

Primary Lymphedema Praecox – An Uneasily Diagnosed Disorder

In early March of 1989 I was a fifteen-year-old girl with a mysteriously swelling left foot. This swelling had happened once before, but it went away. Now, this time it did not go away. My mother questioned me as to whether I had twisted my ankle, or been bitten by a bug. I did not […]

Are Breast Reductions a Medical Necessity?

Whips come in many sizes, weights, and shapes. More often than not, large breasts are considered “good”. Stereotypically, we hear the opposite sex like the appearance of breasts large. American society in particular has reached the point where large breasts are highly valued. As a woman, there must be a time in your life where […]

Health Care Options – Managed Care Health Insurance

Managed Care evolved as a means for controlling the skyrocketing healthcare costs under the traditional Fee-for-Service system. It is a health care system that is expressly designed to manage the delivery of health services in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Today, well over half of all Americans with health insurance coverage have a managed care health […]

HMO Medical Insurance in the Philippines

HMO or Health Management Organization is a medical insurance base plan which requires a PCP (Primary Care Physician) referral in order to be covered. Here in the Philippines, it works the same way in most aspects but there are a couple of differences. When it comes to medical insurance, regardless of what kind of insurance […]