Harvard’s Dr. Ateev Mehrotra examines why we are having to wait longer and longer to see the doctor when we’re sick.
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I think that the increase in LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and increase in mental/physical illness in the population are related, resulting in more people needing to be seen. Just my theory. Aging of the population certainly impacts the appointment shortage situation as well as increases in both the Medicaid and Medicare populations. But overall declines in mental and physical health of the population are probably partially due to decreased fitness, a trend that I recall JFK being concerned about back in the day. On another topic (speaking from personal experience), small offices do deal with the “no show” situation by keeping a list of people “on standby” to call to fit in if there are last minute cancellations. But you cannot do that for true “no shows” because you don’t know that they are a “no show” until they don’t show up, and that is too late to fill that appointment slot.