Access HealthCare
Some Very Good News

Physicians have always struggled to care for a few patients who suddenly go from good health to a mysterious debilitating syndrome called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. We’ve seen several of these patients and understand just how devastating an illness this can be.
Now comes the exciting discovery that a previously unknown viral infection may be the cause [...]

Many of our patients have questions about Medicare. Here are two articles  with useful information about options for Medicare coverage and supplemental policies.  Our office continues to participate with Medicare.  We are accepting new Medicare patients on a case by case basis. Please remember that Access HealthCare has chosen not to participate with any Medicare [...]

September 10, 2009
 Mr. Alan Wise, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Coventry Health Care, Inc
6705 Rockbridge Drive, Suite 900
Bethesda MD  20817
 Dear Mr. Wise: 
     I am a family physician providing health care services to a patient covered under Southern Health Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Coventry Health Care. Quite frankly, I am angry with you and [...]

As usual, more we think we know, the more questions there are. 
In the last year several studies in Denmark and Canada have begun to question the value of mammography in preventing deaths from breast cancer, especially in women under the age of 50.  Experts arguing over scientific conclusions……. of course!     Sensationalized over the Internet…….of course!
In [...]

It’s that time of the year.  There are so many misconceptions about what to do when someone gets poison ivy and how it is is and is not spread. The enclosed link has some very helpful information which I tell patients when they come in for treatment.
http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/poison_ivy_dermati.html