Tips on navigating your way through insurance and getting the best plan for your family:
- Take charge of your health insurance by finding the one that is right for you.
>> Research websites
>> Call around to companies
- Learn how to navigate through Insurance companies
>> Ask important questions - deductibles, networks, co-pays, etc.
- What is the difference between PPOs and HMOs, is one better than the other
>> Depends on health care coverage you prefer
- Health Care Savings Accounts
>> You can set aside money for health care without being taxed
Dr. Jordan Shlain founded Current Health, then called On Call Medical Group in 1997 because he wanted to run a medical practice that puts priority on the doctor-patient relationship.
During his residency, Dr. Shlain had the opportunity to provide a house call for an elderly patient-an experience that made a lasting impression. He realized he was able to spend the amount of time with a patient necessary to offer the best care in the comfort of the patient's own home. Dr. Shlain found that this unhurried, more comprehensive way of practicing medicine is consistent with the natural instincts of a doctor: being concerned first and foremost with the care of each patient.
Dr. Shlain is also an assistant clinical professor at the UCSF Medical Center and a medical economics lecturer at UC Berkeley. He is also the Northern California medical director for Lufthansa Airlines, and is on the board of directors for the San Francisco Medical Society. He received a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and an MD from Georgetown University Medical School.
Website: http://www.currenthealth.md
