Finding a Primary Care Provider

Children's Community Health Plan wants to help keep you and your family healthy. Finding a primary care provider is an important way to do this. Seeing your primary care provider on a regular basis is good for your health. When you see your primary care provider for check-ups, it can prevent visits to the emergency room and save you time.

A primary care provider is your main health care provider and will:

• Provide care to keep you healthy.
• Teach you how to stay healthy.
• Identify and take care of common medical problems.
• Decide the best place for you to go when you are sick.
• Make referrals to specialists when needed.

When you have a primary care provider, you can call him or her with questions about your health and he or she will know who you are.

Primary care providers include:

• Family practice. These physicians see patients of all ages. Your whole family can see the same doctor. Some also care for you if you're pregnant.
• Internal medicine.These physicians see adults, usually older than 18.
• General pediatricians. These physicians specialize in the needs of children, usually until they reach 18 years old.
• Nurse practitioners and physician's assistants. These care givers can also be your primary care provider. They offer well visits and care for you when you're sick, just the same as a doctor.

Children's Community Health Plan can help you find a primary care provider near where you live, work or go to school. We can help you find a male or female provider to take care of you and your family. If you need help finding a provider or have any questions, contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 482-8010.

If you have a provider who cares for you and would like to update your records, email us. Please let us know their name. You can also update your information by calling (800) 482-8010.

Once you've chosen your primary provider, we'd like to reward you for making an appointment with them.  Download this form (Primary Care Provider Member Incentive Form) for details on this incentive.