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Specialty Referrals
If your child needs a referral to a specialist, because of our affiliation with Children’s National, we can often facilitate a timely referral to their specialists. Our goal is to make every effort to schedule appointments for our patients with Children’s National specialists.  When necessary, we can provide you with a list of specialists in the area who we recommend when we are unable to get a timely specialty appointment at Children’s National. Please note that when scheduling an appointment with a specialist, you need to verify that that provider participates with your insurance. If you have an HMO or POS plan, you will also need to call our office and select the correct extension to request a referral at least 48 hours before the specialist appointment. If you have any questions regarding referrals, please contact your insurance carrier.

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Our History
Dr. Hudson is a 1966 graduate of Howard University Medical School. He spent two years as a Fellow in Cardiology at Children's National Medical Center. He is married and has two children. Dr. Simrel is a 1974 graduate of Duke University Medical School. He completed his pediatric training at Children's National Medical Center. He is married and has one child. In July, 1999, we became affiliated with Children's Pediatricians and Associates, a subsidiary of Children's National Medical Center. That affiliation was the result of our past participation in The Children's National Health Network.

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Accepted Health Plans
At Drs. Hudson & Simrel we participate in many managed care plans and see patients with traditional insurance. Many plans require that you make a copayment at the time of your visit. To make it as easy as possible for you, we accept cash, checks, and most major credit cards at our offices.

Some insurance plans may require that you get authorization from them before you visit us. Since this differs by plan, please check with your insurance company so you can receive complete benefits from your coverage. We also have trained in-house specialists who can answer many of your insurance questions.

Our practice participates with the following plans. To find out if a particular physician or clinician participates with your plan, please contact our office or your insurance company.

• Capital Community Care
• Capital Care
• Care First BCBS
• Cigna
• DC Medicaid
• Aetna
• Alliance PPO
• GEHA
• George Washington University Health Plan
• Health Services for Children with Special Needs
• Humana
• Kaiser
• Mail Handlers
• Mamsi/Mamsi/Mamsova
• MDIPA
• National Capital PPO
• Optimum Choice
• Private Healthcare Systems
• Chartered Health Plan
• Affordable Care
• Childrens National Health Network