Dr.
Frisch’s E-News
A Publication of Dr. Glenn Frisch
4137
Woodland Road
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763-784-5304 • 763-784-5349 (fax) • drfrisch@qwest.net • © 2008, Dr. Frisch. All Rights Reserved.
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January 2008 Welcome to the New Year! I hope that each of you had a wonderful Holiday with your family and friends. With the New Year, however, comes broken resolutions, weight gain, credit card debt, and let's not forget the unending, and ever increasing, phone solicitors! What a way to start fresh! You can be assured, though, that if everything goes wrong and you suffer injury that requires health services, we will be here to take care of you! In fact, our ability to take care of you just improved remarkably! As of January 1, 2008 we are being included in many health plans that were not previously open to us. The politics of health-care coverage is never ending, but this time, we were positioned appropriately and we can now provide care for many more people, who previously had no coverage for care. I have listed the current and new providers in this abbreviated ENewsletter. If you are curious why this issue is a short one, you need only click on the Newsletters button and go to the bottom of the page. I have been busy organizing our Newsletters! I have written this ENewsletter for 5 years and the information available is massive. To use my ENewsletters in a way that I initially intended, a reference guide was needed. I have categorized many health and social issues and then listed both the date of the newsletter and the topic of the appropriate article. This should give each of you easy reference to information and help you find what you need, when you need it! More than a few patients have stated that they use material in my ENewsletters while talking to family and friends. Several of those discussions have been reported as 'heated', but they were able to reference research that supported their opinion and hold their ground! Good for you; I'm glad I could help! I fully intended these ENewsletters to be an ongoing reference guide for health, rather than flyer-type of information that is merely thrown away. You keep reading and I'll keep writing! I also asked Eileen to contribute a recipe this month. Since I was in an updating mode, she decided to do the same. Her very first recipe in Dr. Frisch's ENews was Mostaccioli. She has updated the recipe a bit and I think it is even better than the original, if that was possible! Enjoy the changes and I will see you in February! Dr. Frisch
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Health Provider Access
Here is a basic list of Insurance Carriers for which we have Provider Access in 2008. This is a remarkable change from those available in 2007. Providership is all about economics! When an Insurance or HMO Carrier feels that it is to their 'financial benefit' to open inclusion to more Doctors, Hospitals and Clinics, it is money driven, rather than a real concern for your health. Even though we are now able to accept most every form of Insurance and HMO, this is not a guarantee of benefits! You will still need to check your plan policy and what benefits are available to you. We have always been able to take 'Regular Insurance' like State Farm, American Family, Farmer's, etc... because they are Insurance Companies and they are regulated by the State of Minnesota. HMO's, however, are slightly different in their State classification and they can be as inclusive or exclusive as they choose because they are not Insurance Companies. Most people do not know the difference between 'Regular Insurance' and 'HMO Coverage' and the lines between the two can seem to blur at times. We can help you with any questions that you may have regarding new coverages for care. Just call!
New 2008 Plan Additions: (Some are simply additions within plans we already can take.)
The healthcare game can get quite confusing at times for both patients and clinics! Insurance and HMO plans and coverages change all of the time, and seemingly for no good reason. We take great measures to stay on top of these changes. Dyanna, from our office, is in daily contact with multiple Insurance Carriers and Clearing Houses, and she is one of the Best in the Twin Cities. Clinics have sent their staff members to our office to learn from her! If she is investigating your coverages or claim, everything will be done that can be done! I don't make that statement lightly. Too often the people 'behind the scenes' of getting claims filed and paid are overlooked and it is taken for granted that everything will be 'taken care of'!. Every Clinic wants to have a 'Dyanna", and we are lucky to have her here!
Our success at helping you with new Insurance and HMO changes will depend on both us and YOU!
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Eileen's Corner
"I placed my Mostaccioli recipe in the December 2002 Issue of ENews. One day, I decided to leave out the tomato paste and the sherry, just to see what would happen to the sauce. To be honest, I was out of sherry and I didn't like the paste that I had on hand! I think I like this sauce even better than the original. This has become my 'basic' sauce and I use it for most of my Italian dishes. I hope you like it! " ENJOY!
Bolognese Sauce
3 slices bacon chopped 1 lb. Italian sausage, crumbled 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves minced garlic 1 - 4oz. can fresh or canned mushrooms 1 - 28oz. can of whole tomatoes with juice 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp. dried basil (1 tsp fresh) 1 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper 8- 12 oz. mostaccioli pasta, cooked Grated parmesan for garnish
In a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat, fry the bacon until 'soft' cooked, not crisp. Add the sausage, onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook until the sausage browns. Break up the tomatoes and add them to the pan, along with the juice. Add the bay leaf, basil, salt and pepper.
Bring the mixture to a strong, bubbling simmer and then lower heat, cover the pan and continue to lightly simmer for 1 hour. If the sauce appears to dry a bit, you can add 1/4 cup water. Remove the bay leaf before serving, toss with the warm noodles and sprinkle with cheese. Makes 4-6 servings.
Variations:
Have Fun! Eileen
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