Individual and Family Doctor Directory - DC Metro Area

This provider directory ("Directory") is licensed by Consumers' Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services (Consumers' CHECKBOOK) to the Health Benefit Exchange Authority (HBX) (collectively referred to herein as "We"). This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you may use this Directory. By accessing or using this Directory, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions:

The content contained within the DC Health Link Doctor Directory website and its associated web pages are presented by Consumers' CHECKBOOK , a division of the Center for the Study of Services, with the intent of providing public service information on consumer products, service provider quality and prices, and consumer health and health-related topics. Health care information and advice is not intended nor is implied to be a substitute for professional advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Always read health insurance plan brochures and contracts thoroughly before enrolling.

When you use this site, it is important that you are fully aware of our respective legal rights and obligations. For that reason, we have created these Terms of Use as the legally binding terms to govern your use of the Consumers' CHECKBOOK website and your obligations when you provide information for the website. Please read these Terms of Use carefully.

If you do not agree with any of these Terms of Use, do not use this site. By registering on this site or using this site you will be deemed to have irrevocably agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

By using this site you warrant that you have the legal capacity to enter into the agreement set out in these Terms of Use. Please note that these Terms of Use may be revised and reissued without notice at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page regularly to review the current Terms of Use, since your continued use of the site will be deemed as irrevocable acceptance of any revisions.

How to Use This Directory

This Directory is provided as an informational guide only to help you make informed choices when selecting your health care provider.

This information is not an endorsement of a particular physician or health care professional’s suitability for your needs. While we have attempted to make the Directory as thorough as possible, under the best of circumstances, it will not be complete, may change during the plan year, and may contain errors or omissions. Provider information on the Directory is updated on at least a quarterly basis and extracted from a variety of sources including providers, plan provider directories, data aggregation partners, and other sources.

You have the sole responsibility to:

• Verify that the provider is in the plan network. Always call the health care provider directly to confirm that they are in the network of the plan you are considering or renewing and will continue to be during the upcoming coverage year. There may be higher costs to you if you visit a provider that is not in your plan network.
• Verify that services are covered by your plan. Contact your plan's customer service department to determine if the treatment requested from the in-network provider is covered. There may be higher costs to you if you receive a service that your plan does not cover.
• Verify that the provider is accepting new patients. If you are a new patient, you should also call the provider to make sure they are accepting new patients.

No Warranties

The information in the Directory is provided on an as-is basis. Neither HBX nor Consumers' CHECKBOOK make any warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or currency of the information, services, software, text, graphics, or links contained within the Site. HBX AND Consumers' CHECKBOOK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (including without limitation incidental, consequential, punitive damages, lost profits, cost of procuring substitute service or lost opportunity) resulting or arising from your use of or inability to use this Directory, or the care you receive or fail to receive from a provider listed on this website, whether based on warranty contract, tort or any other legal theory, and even if we are made aware of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Consumers' CHECKBOOK and HBX against any claims, actions, suits, damages, costs, or expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to your i) unlawful or negligent use of the provider directory; or ii) alleged breach of these terms and conditions.

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C. Disclaimers

Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services and HBX cannot and does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, correctness, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose of the information or views available through this web site, or the site itself. Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services and HBX shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused in whole or in part by its negligence or contingencies beyond its control in procuring, compiling, interpreting, reporting or delivering this web site and any information through this web site. In no event will Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services or HBX be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or views or for any incidental, consequential, special, or similar damages even if advised of the possibility of such damages. You agree that the liability of the Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services and HBX, if any, arising out of any kind of legal claim (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) in any way connected with the web site or the information in the web site shall not exceed the amount you paid to Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services and HBX for use of the web site. Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. The above warranties are the only warranties of any kind either expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

D. How you can contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Conditions and Use, you may write to us at:

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