That is a good start for a visit.
Let the doctor know what you want. The physical exam has gone
the way of the black bag. Partly due to less training, “simulator
patients” for med school experience and improved diagnostic technology.
You need to know your age appropriate screenings and get to know the office staff.
Who covers to reach in an urgent situation and after hours.?
Most doctors are now employed within a system and under pressures to produce. Practices ask about your visit exits.
Consider primary care doctors are
not well paid compared to other
professions. They are forced to move around and we don’t always develop physician patient relationships. They often have large education debts and face a high burnout rate. We have a shortage and Medicare is squeezing the dollars and procedures are limited by bureaucracy. If you find a good doctor hang onto them. Do not go
into a Medicare disadvantage plan.
Washington we have a problem!

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