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Term: Primary Care Physician (PCP)

Is a Family or General Practitioner, Internist (Internal Medicine), Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Pediatrician, Nurse Midwife, Urgent Care Physician, Geriatric Physician, or a Nurse or Physician Assistant directed and supervised by a Primary Care Physician. The Plan does not require you to select a Primary Care Physician.

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