Well, this is kind of sucky.

I'm going to need to train a whole new crop of doctors. As of 1 JAN, Sutter Health will no longer accept the new program that is covering those of us on Medicare/MediCal. I've been assigned a new doctor who works through Good Samaritan Hospital and El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos. I was born at Good Sam, so this isn't a problem. The new doctor himself looks good. But...

If I just needed a primary care physician, I'd be fine. But I need the help of a laundry list of specialists. Hemo-oncology, pulmonology, and neurology are the most important ones, but I've also been see recently by dermatologists, audiologists, and an ENT specialist. Not to mention the relationship I've developed with the NP who does my Coumadin levels. At least I'm getting one more IVIG before I have to get anew authorization to continue the treatment.

On the bright side I've found that I can download a pretty comprehensive medical history from my current provider, so we can hand that and the cards of all my current doctors to the new guy. Also, I still get my health care for essentially nothing. Which makes it much easier to take.

But damnit, I like my current team!