Schedule Your Preventive Care Now

Why care about preventive care?
How do you stop a problem before it starts? You prevent it from happening! Same goes for your health – prevention is key to being a smart patient. It’s simple: when you get proper preventive care, you are taking steps that could save your life. It gives you a much greater chance of catching a disease or illness early, when most treatable – and sometimes you can stop it before it starts.

The easiest way to get into the habit of preventative care is to make an appointment with your primary care physician for a complete physical. This means you will be seeing your doctor when you are well, and when you both have sufficient time scheduled to discuss your current health and your medical history, and to conduct a complete physical exam. At the end of the appointment, the two of you can decide just how often you should make an appointment for a routine physical and screening examinations. Timing of well visits varies depending on your age, gender, and overall health.

How do you find an in-network provider?
If you are enrolled in a company medical plan through Independence Blue Cross, to find a provider go to ibx.com, then:

• Click on “Find a Doctor”.
• Click on “Find doctors, hospitals, medical equipment, and specialty services”.
• Enter the location that you want to search.
• Select your plan (the same for all four plans):
  • If you are searching around the Philadelphia, PA area, select Personal Choice PPO as your plan.
  • If you are searching outside of the Philadelphia, PA area, select National BlueCard PPO as your plan.
• You can search by Provider Name, Specialty, or Type of Facility.