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Sounds like a great doc! Gotta say I'm loving electronic communications in this realm. I log onto the patient portal and get test results and doctor comments as soon as they're available. No phone calls, unless the doc considers it necessary. Very efficient and informative. I always hated, "I'll call you if anything's wrong."

A clarification re the Gilead Copay Program, for which PrEP prescriptions are eligible EXCEPT the following as quoted from the program's website: the card is valid only for patients with commercial insurance and is not valid for prescriptions that are eligible to be reimbursed: in whole or part, by medicare, medicaid or a medicare part d plan, tricare, va, dod, puerto rico government health insurance plan ("healthcare reform"), or any other federal or state-funded healthcare benefit program (collectively, "government programs") or by commercial plans or other health or pharmacy benefit programs that reimburse for the entire cost of prescription drugs.

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I've also hired Jake a number of times and always found him to be notably professional in his contacts and easy to book. I wonder if this was the first time you had tried to contact him, or had you had an exchange with him some time in the past that he might have experienced as negative? Many pros do keep a "no fly list" of potential or actual clients with whom they no longer wish to engage for whatever reason.