UC Care

Parent Q&A

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  • We recently switched from Kaiser to UC Care PPO and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a pediatrician in the Berkeley area whose good with kiddos on the spectrum? Berkeley Pediatrics said that they are not currently accepting new patients. Has anyone had any luck becoming a patient at Berkeley Pediatrics and if so, how long did you have to wait?

    We are very happy at Berkeley Pediatrics with Dr. Lang and did not have to wait at all last January. No experience with kids on the spectrum though. May make sense to get on a waitlist if that is possible!

  • My insurance is changing.  I need a new primary care doc.

    I have a number of minor medical issues that need oversight.  I see specialists but it really helps when the primary doc understands all the variables.  Because of these conditions I am someone who does responsible research on my conditions so I want someone who is not put off by my googling my health conditions.  I'm over age 50 and dealing with all the medical joys that brings.  I'm not into alternative medicine, but I love the way alternative medicine doctors listen and imagine possibilities.  If I could have that in a standard western doc that would be amazing.  Berkeley area.  Thanks so much in advance!

    It took me a long time to find a PCP I liked, I I finally found Avis Logan, MD with John Muir Health in Berkeley. I, too, am over 50.

    I love my PCP and I think she is as you describe. I am also 50 and have a few minor medical issues. I don't know if she's in the UC Care network, nor do I know if she is accepting new patients. Dr. Emily Caro-Bruce at One Medical in Berkeley. https://www.onemedical.com/providers/emily-caro-bruce/

I have UC Care and prefer it because the costs are more predictable.  I have a chronic health condition that requires labs/imaging several times a year.  It seems like Health Savings Plans are suited for people who usually only need for preventative care.  

I have UC Care and have had this option for several years.  It is not cheap, esp for family coverage, but I have been very happy with the options available to us.  (I still have my Brown and Toland based internist and Ob-Gyn, and see both UC and Sutter based specialists.  I have a chronic condition which requires visits to a number of specialists every year, and my daughter has a condition that requires annual labs and imaging.)  

I'm in exactly this situation. I believe the only other option is to switch to UC Care (the PPO plan), which is much more expensive.

We have a similar healthcare situation in our family: specialist at UCSF, but want to have access to primary care nearer home in the East Bay.  UC Care works fine for this.  Costs more, but if you have a serious, complicated medical condition as we do, it is worth it.  Best of luck.

I work for a UC and use UC Care.  It's a bit more expensive, but you have the flexibility to choose where you want to go.  UC Care is administered through Anthem Blue Cross and since you go to UCSF a lot, the copays may be lower since they are "in network".