← Return to The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

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@vic83

I know what you mean!!!! I lived in Florida for ten years and many doctors were going "concierge". One has to "subscribe" and pay an annual fee to be part of their patient base. Fortunately, here in Minnesota I have not encountered the problem. But primary doctors belong to big organizations, and it takes months to get an appointment. Otherwise, they send you to Urgent Care. I have found my way around that. I self-refer to whatever specialist I need ...why ask my primary care doctor about something he/she has limited knowledge in?

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I do the same. My primary care always tells me, "Oh that's not in my knowledge base, you need a specialist." So I just skip her now and go to her for pill refills and blood work and whatever silly exams they say I need for Medicare. I am truly thinking about a concierge doc but I'll be checking them inside and out before I go. Just because they're boutique doesn't mean they're good. Best of luck to you. Sounds like pretty much the same story from sea to shining sea. Take care.