We moved 6 yers ago. Then my Dr. was 15 minutes away. Since we have moved he is 45 minutes away. We have to drive in heavy traffic to get there and we want a Doctor that is closer to us. We are running into a problem that we do not know what to do about. All the Doctors close to us say that they already have their maximum of Medicare patients and are not accepting anymore. Can anyone suggest what we can do about this? We are in our late 70's and do not need to be driving in the traffic we are having to just to go to the Dr.
You can search by doctor name or area.
Alternatively, if you like any medical specialists that you currently see, ask them for a referral. Specialists often have close “referral” relationships with Primary Care doctors. Even doctors not generally accepting new patients may make an exception.
These primary doctors don't see as many patients during the day compared to those not in the program. Thus, there isn't that 15 minutes in and out rush when seeing a doctor. One's appointment is usually set for an hour. A patient can also get same day appointment. And the doctor is on call 24 hours a day.
The annual wellness test covers a vast array of testing, such as hearing tests, thinking ability, EKG, simple eye test, body mass index BMI, pulmonary testing, blood panels that cover everything, etc. If one had to go to specialist for each of these medical tests, it probably would reach the dollar amount one pays to be part of the VIP program.
“Medicare for all” should “fix” this (sorry, being facetious here).
I do do not have an answer. I also cannot get a doctor that will accept Medicare.