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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

But the math is the same, no matter how long your normal appointments are. I never liked when somebody else decided which patient and what kind of problem could be handled in half the time of another person’s appointment that could be something that, if anything, could have been expected to run over. That can be really bad.

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Mental Health in Michigan: A Direct Primary Care Approach

Plum Health

Some have waited months for appointments, while others have been turned away due to high costs. The Challenges of Accessing Mental Health Care I've heard countless stories from patients who have struggled to get the mental health care they need. And for those living in rural areas, the options can be even more limited.

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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t

Physician's Weekly

Kennedy then appointed new members, including vaccine skeptics, prompting alarm from the broader medical community. Kennedy Jr. this week fired every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the group of experts who help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make those evidence-based judgments.