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My Primary Care Doctor retired last year and had her for years. Finding out just how good I had it as been through a few who these days do not even take calls after hours. Calling an 800 number where you get a gate keeper. If you are lucky you get a return call within several hours. Then found a Dr who is connected with the local hospital and takes calls after hours. Thought this was great until she left town a few weeks. Back to square one as who wants to deal with the doctor on call's office relaying that they have their own patients and after saying it would be taken care of.

Never, had a Doctor's office say anything unprofessional before. Doubt this action is allowed, but been relayed to my Doctor's office that they don't want to deal with. Probably compensation is at the root of it! Maybe a Health Care crisis as we are short alot of Primary Car Doctors

When I look at my Explanation of Benefits (EOB) by the time Medicare takes their 80% and supplemental plans take their 20% there isn't much left for doctors services. Most, not all, of them don't give the best medical care whether in forms of communication or inpatient services. Don't think that I am defending doctors because I haven't found a good one since I moved. Somehow doctors need to make up the financial burden of what they aren't getting from Medicare and the one place they can cut back on is the nurses and attendants which isn't fair.