Insurance plans have become very complicated over the last couple of years. In particular, the issue of deductibles and copayments are confusing and understandably a big concern for you and your family.

There are hundreds of different insurance plans which make it impossible for your provider to know the details of all of them. Therefore, if you have any questions about your covered benefits, we ask that you refer to the “covered services” section of your insurance handbook or call directly to the customer service department of your insurance company.

Our focus has always been and will continue to be providing excellent care and treatment for you or your children and we look forward to our continued relationship.

Insurances Accepted

A variety of managed care, PPO, HMO and POS insurance plans are accepted. Please contact our office for details.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna (except local plus)
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Community Health Plan
  • GEHA
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Humana
  • Mass Brigham Health Plan
    • Mass General Brigham Health Plan (formerly known as Allways) NO to Medicaid, Allies, Select HMO, Value HMO
  • Mass Health Standard only for secondary payor - Primary for Department of Children and Families
  • Multiplan (PHCS) Three River’
  • Tufts Health Plan (except Spirit, Select and certain Steward Plans)
  • Unicare
  • United Health Care
  • WellSense Boston Children's ACO

* Please note, the only Mass Health insurance plan we accept at this time is WellSense Boston Children’s ACO*

Insurances Not Accepted

Insurances we are NOT participating with, or NOT accepting at this time:

  • Aetna:(through Michaels Store)
    • Samaritan Ministry
    • Liberty Health share Ministry
    • ALL MINISTRY LOOK INTO
  • BCBS: Medicaid and Medicare, BCBS Steward, EPO,Compass
  • Cigna-Local Plus
  • Fallon: Medicaid, Direct Care and Commonwealth Care
  • First Health: (Multiple different plan names we don’t take most)
    • Administrative Concepts, INC., Evolve, Family Elite Basic, Get Me Care Plan
  • Harvard Pilgrim: Focus Network, Elevate Health HMO-HP Access America-Access America Value
  • Health Plans INC. (BMC Select Plan must go to BMC)
  • Humana: ALL Non-Choice Care PPO Products
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan (formerly known as Allways) NO to Medicaid, Allies, Select HMO, Value HMO
  • PHCS: Aliera Care Healthcare Unity (sharing ministry),Allied pro( Health Share), Strata Health
  • State Insurance: The ONLY Product as Primary Insurance is WellSense BC ACO, Masshealth Standard for Children in DCF CUSTODY(This does not include patients who have DCF involved, only in custody of DCF), Masshealth STANDARD ONLY as secondary.
  • TriCare
  • Tufts: Unify, Select, Spirit and Steward Plans, Tufts Together MCO
  • United: Medicaid and Medicare

Policies

Scheduling

  • It is our policy to make every attempt to schedule your appointments with your personal clinician for continuity of care. We will make attempt to coordinate all visits and needed diagnostic testing/imaging in one visit.
  • It is our policy through triage to assess your needs and schedule appointments as needed. Sick visits will be scheduled for the same day in most instances. Re-checks and well child physicals will be scheduled according to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Depending on availability, routine visits may be scheduled on the same day of request. For more information about Well Child Visits, please visit our Services page.
  • Should you be unable to keep your appointment, please call us to reschedule. A fee of $50.00 will be charged for missed appointments that are not cancelled or rescheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Missing three appointments without proper notification will result in dismissal from the practice.
  • We do our best to accommodate our families and to be on time for all of our appointments. Unfortunately, when patients arrive late, it can affect our entire schedule and impact other families. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that you will be seen if you are 15 or more minutes late for your appointment. Patients who arrive after that time may need to have their appointments rescheduled to another day or time.
  • We will make every attempt to coordinate an interpreter if necessary.
  • Learn more about our Team Model.

Physical examinations

  • It is our policy that children ages 2 and up come for yearly physicals and infants follow the scheduled visits approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics. For more information about Well Child Visits, please visit our Services page.
  • The use of chaperones during a physical exam depends upon the type of physical examination, the provider, patient/family/caregiver, and represents a shared decision between the patient and/or the family/caregiver and the health care provider.
  • Any patient requesting a chaperone will have one provided.
  • Female patients will be offered a chaperone for breast and genital/pelvic examination (any body part that would otherwise be covered).
  • Male patients will be offered a chaperone during a genital examination (any body part that would otherwise be covered).

Divorced or separated parents

For our policy on children of separated or divorced parents click on the attached link.

Our position on immunizations 

For many decades, vaccination has been the most important intervention to prevent serious disease in children. At Bridgewater Pediatrics, we follow the immunization recommendations and schedule of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Vaccination, according to this schedule, is very safe and effective in preventing devastating childhood diseases. 

 Based on numerous, rigorous medical studies, and decades of experience, vaccines have been found to be very safe for your child, and do not cause autism or other developmental problems. 

 Adherence to the recommended vaccine schedule is the single most important health decision that you can make for your family. It is the best tool to ensure a healthy childhood. Vaccination protects your child and positively impacts the health of our communities. 

 Given the importance of vaccines to the health of your child, your family, and our communities, we are not able to accept patients into our practice who refuse recommended immunizations. 

 If you have questions about the recommended vaccine schedule, the medical providers of Bridgewater Pediatrics would be happy to speak with you. 

 Vitamin K injection of the newborn in the hospital prevents serious bleeding and death. Since 1961, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that all infants receive vitamin K injection shortly after birth. Refusal of vitamin K injection places your infant at serious risk of bleeding in the brain, and death. Because of the extreme importance of vitamin K injection, we do not accept infants into our practice who have not received this lifesaving injection. 

Bridgewater Pediatrics follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). For information about these vaccines, the diseases they protect against, and our typical vaccination schedule, please visit our Immunizations page.