If you’re like me, you don’t like doctor dating. You want to find a new doctor that you can stick with for years to come. There’s certainly less paperwork that way.

The recent Lively Women poll was all about how you find your new doctors.
Ask family and friends was the winner with 50% of votes! Second choice was tied, both with 19% of votes: Ask my current GP for a referral and go with that OR Search my health insurance info/website.
Asking someone who’s been there is a great way to go, but it’s good to have more than one opinion. …read more

Since we’re talking about finding doctors, it’s also time to talk about Patty and David Skolnik. Actually, we’ll talk about what happened to their son, Michael.
The Today Show video clip below explains it much better than I can. What happened to Michael Skolnik is a sad, but important story. After their son’s death, the Skolniks decided to do something about lack of patient info on doctors.
Their efforts helped to create House Bill 1331 – Michael Skolnik Transparency Act.
The bill protects you by giving you access to information on your doctors. You can find out if an insurance …read more