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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

But America’s per capita primary care physician supply fell between 2005 and 2015. Sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, the research found that, compared with primary care doctors in other countries, a large proportion of U.S.

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A Health-Heavy State of the Union

Kaiser Health News

And the other is by an abortion provider, a doctor who says that these state restrictions hurt her ability to practice and hurt her patients. So if your doctor writes you Humira, the pharmacist doesn’t automatically give you that generic. And Medicare finally added a prescription drug benefit in 2005.