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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;. You can choose your primary care provider or your child&amp;#39;s pediatrician from your health insurance plan&amp;#39;s network of doctors. If you see a doctor who is not in your network, you may have to pay more for your care. In some cases, you may have to pay the full cost. You can use&lt;a title=" Provider Finder" href="https://my.providerfinderonline.com/?ci=NM-UUX&amp;amp;corp_code=NM"&gt; Provider Finder&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt; to find &lt;a title="in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers" href="/getting-health-insurance/b/weblog/posts/check-provider-networks-before-you-buy"&gt;in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>Will I be able to pick my own doctors and hospitals?</title><link>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals/revision/5</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:46:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:3db32973-0ec7-4340-b178-a11bd29fe840</guid><dc:creator>BCBSNM Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals#comments</comments><description>Revision 5 posted to Ask BCBSNM by BCBSNM Connect Team on 10/1/2020 12:46:10 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;. You can choose your primary care physician or your child&amp;#39;s pediatrician from your health insurance plan&amp;#39;s network of doctors. If you see a doctor who is not in your network, you may have to pay more for your care. In some cases, you may have to pay the full cost. You can use&lt;a title=" Provider Finder" href="https://my.providerfinderonline.com/?ci=NM-UUX&amp;amp;corp_code=NM"&gt; Provider Finder&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt; to find &lt;a title="in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers" href="/getting-health-insurance/b/weblog/posts/check-provider-networks-before-you-buy"&gt;in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>Will I be able to pick my own doctors and hospitals?</title><link>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals/revision/4</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 22:50:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:3db32973-0ec7-4340-b178-a11bd29fe840</guid><dc:creator>BCBSNM Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals#comments</comments><description>Revision 4 posted to Ask BCBSNM by BCBSNM Connect Team on 10/12/2018 10:50:21 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;. You can choose your primary care physician or your child&amp;#39;s pediatrician from your health insurance plan&amp;#39;s network of doctors. If you see a doctor who is not in your network, you may have to pay more for your care. In some cases, you may have to pay the full cost. &lt;strong&gt;You can use&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=" Provider Finder" href="/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/12.find-a-doctor-or-hospital"&gt; Provider Finder&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; to find in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Choice, Affordable Care Act, Provider Finder, Buy Health Insurance, Open Enrollment&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Will I be able to pick my own doctors and hospitals?</title><link>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals/revision/3</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:53:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:3db32973-0ec7-4340-b178-a11bd29fe840</guid><dc:creator>BCBSNM Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to Ask BCBSNM by BCBSNM Connect Team on 9/18/2018 8:53:54 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;. You can choose your primary care physician or your child&amp;#39;s pediatrician from your health insurance plan&amp;#39;s network of doctors. If you see a doctor who is not in your network, you may have to pay more for your care. In some cases, you may have to pay the full cost. &lt;strong&gt;You can use&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=" Provider Finder" href="/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/12.find-a-doctor-or-hospital"&gt; Provider Finder&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; to find in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Affordable Care Act, Provider Finder, Buy health insurance&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Will I be able to pick my own doctors and hospitals?</title><link>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals/revision/2</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:33:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:3db32973-0ec7-4340-b178-a11bd29fe840</guid><dc:creator>BCBSNM Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsnm.com/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/39/will-i-be-able-to-pick-my-own-doctors-and-hospitals#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to Ask BCBSNM by BCBSNM Connect Team on 2/12/2016 6:33:56 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;. You can choose your primary care physician or your child&amp;#39;s pediatrician from your health insurance plan&amp;#39;s network of doctors. If you see a doctor who is not in your network, you may have to pay more for your care. In some cases, you may have to pay the full cost. &lt;strong&gt;You can use&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=" Provider Finder" href="/ask-bcbsnm/w/frequently-asked-questions/12.find-a-doctor-or-hospital"&gt; Provider Finder&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; to find in-network doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health providers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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