#arizonahealthcare — Public Fediverse posts

Here in the USA, health care is pretty messed up.

Does anyone else have doctors leave their state, retire, close their practice as soon as you start using them? It happens to us CONSTANTLY here in Arizona for the past few years. Not sure how you're supposed to maintain any sense of continuous care in the USA in 2023.

It's all turning to what we call 'McMedicine' here in Arizona. The visits are BRIEF but we still owe our PCP like, hundreds of dollars that racks up for just regular visits and such (also, the "PCP" is a nurse, that's what they do here- nurses and physician assistants act as PCPs- it's VERY tough to find an actual doctor). Maybe it's a doctor shortage.

I always wonder what it's like in other states in the USA - we have Blue Cross/Blue Shield for insurance, and it's supposedly decent insurance.

Is it Arizona? Do they punish doctors here? Is it aftereffects of COVID? The USA in general and just the end results of a for-profit healthcare system that's obviously set up only for the very wealthy and continues to move in that direction?

Anyone else's experiences?

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