A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive (www.the-independent.com)

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[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 8 points 23 hours ago

Anyone else in the US struggling to find and get into a primary care doctor?

I'm near enough to major metro area but can't find one that is:

within 10 miles of me
taking actual in-person appointments
is covered by my insurance
is accepting new patients

I tried going through the insurance carrier app, tried Zocdoc etc. Several of the options are telehealth only... How the hell do you do preventative physical exams, tetanus booster shots, blood tests etc. with only telehealth appointments?

[-] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 22 hours ago

Good news because once you actually find one they will book you several months out and then reschedule you multiple times.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 22 hours ago

And then tell you that you need to go to another doctor because they don't do those kinds of tests at their office or something

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