Why more Americans are putting off going to the doctor

Dr. Maya Artandi: I personally work a lot in urgent care and I've seen so many patients. And I hear from my patients, oh, I tried to make an appointment with my primary care doctor. I can't get in. So, now, as urgent care doctors, we start doing chronic disease management, not just urgent care

Dr. Maya Artandi:

I personally work a lot in urgent care and I've seen so many patients. And I hear from my patients, oh, I tried to make an appointment with my primary care doctor. I can't get in. So, now, as urgent care doctors, we start doing chronic disease management, not just urgent care anymore.

So, now I prescribe the diabetes medication, that blood pressure medication, because it's just too hard to get an appointment with primary care.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sa7SZ6arn1%2Bjsri%2Fx6isq2ejnby4e9ahsGaln6eybq3Mnqmim5GjwG6t0Z5kqa2kqbavs4yonZ9ll6S2r7OMraZmrJiaeqW7wq2mqw%3D%3D

 Share!