Today’s New York Times discusses what the new federal health care law passed in March will mean for young adults up to age 26 who may be eligible for coverage under parent’s health insurance.  My Family Doctor provides affordable care for students who find themselves newly covered under high-deductible policies, catastrophic-only plans, or are otherwise looking for more personalized and integrative care.

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A New York Times article today outlined what’s in store for employer-sponsored health insurance this coming year and, not surprisingly, employers are seeking to shift costs to employees.  One way this is accomplished is through the promotion of high-deductible, low premium plans where the patient is responsible for the first $1000+ of medical expenditures, often with a tax-benefit (with HSAs).  My Family Doctor’s model is designed for patients who are paying out-of-pocket and need total transparency in medical costs and maximum value for their health care dollar. This is another nice article to help patients better understand high deductible health insurance and why it often ends up cutting costs.

May 4, 2010

ATTENTION PARENTS OF SMALL CHILDREN: We wanted to make you aware of the voluntary recall by manufacturer, McNeil, of LIQUID BASED over-the-counter children’s medications, including Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl.  There is a concern with the standardization of preparations such that McNeil is asking consumers to discard all unexpired liquid products manufactured in their facilities.  We want to emphasize that there have been no reported adverse outcomes, and that this is a precautionary measure that McNeil is taking in cooperation with the FDA.

My Family Doctor urges parents to feel confident that generic brands of these medications, as well as solids like Meltaways and Chewables, are safe to treat your child’s aches, pains, and fevers.  For more information, please visit:

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtml?id=/include/new_recall.inc