Nika
Don't go there
I was looking for a new PCP when mine retired. The closest One Medical PCP was a 2-hr drive away, but I was hopeful that she would be a good fit. I got there early -- because according to One Medical appointments start on time -- and had to wait about 15 mins. When I did see the doctor, she rushed through my intake. I have a complicated medical history and expected the first visit to be comprehensive so I could receive the best INDIVIDUAL care. When I asked about continuing a medication regime I have been on for 25 years with great success, rather than saying she would not prescribe these medications, she hid behind fuzzy language, saying things like she "wouldn't be comfortable" prescribing these meds. No explanation for why. I have a Ph.D. in molecular biology, have extensively researched my medications, and probably know more about their effects and risks than she does. After 2 weeks of going back and forth over this issue, she persisted with the fuzzy language, and I have given up. She had no basis for refusing to prescribe what I've been on for 25 years, no explanation as to what would occur should I suddenly go off this medication. In short, I felt that her biases were paramount in her mind, over-riding what would be the best medical care for me. Had she been definite that she would not prescribe what I wanted at that first visit, it would have saved both of us some time and I could have started looking for a new PCP again. I won't be renewing my One Medical membership.


