u/Odd-Dragonfruit-1517

So I just started and this month I finally have health insurance active... Yay!

I did the Sutter Select EPO plan, seemed very very affordable and a great deal!

My question as I set up primary care for my family, I also need to get my kids in ASAP to allergists for continuation of their care. Honestly they need that more than they need a pediatrician visit at the moment.

It is not clear to me if I need a referral for specialities like an allergist if I pick one in the network.

Does anyone have experience with this? I would like to call and start trying to get an appointment if I'm able to bypass a primary care doc referral.

Thank you