The Non-Compliant Patient
Since getting a new rheumatologist in July, I feel as though I’ve been engaging in a polite battle of wits–or will–with him and his office staff. His staff said he required my medical records from my previous rheumy in order to accept me as a new patient. So I did as I was told. Later, … Read more
Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost (in a PPO)
Since relocating to New Mexico from California, I’ve experienced many changes, including not working for the first time in my life, being pregnant, and the challenge of being so far from friends and family while being pregnant. But one of the biggest changes, and challenges, has been switching my health insurance from an HMO (Kaiser) … Read more



