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Your First Line of Defense Against Illness

Mesa Family Physician

In this blog, we’ll break down what preventive care involves, explore its relationship with short-term health insurance, and explain why it’s a critical part of staying healthy at any stage of life. Think vaccinations, annual checkups, screenings for blood pressure or cholesterol, and lifestyle counseling. What Is Preventive Care?

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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

Because the panel of patients at a typical PCP’s office is over 2000, and because doctors are still expected to see 20-30 patients a day, the wait times have only worsened since 2019. In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor.