“They put an IV in your arm, and the first medicine that goes through puts you to sleep. And the second one stops all body ...

An examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care.

It is no surprise that Medicare patients often wait weeks to months for an appointment with a new provider.

Here are three more notes on independent physician pay and workload: 1. Forty percent of independent physicians reported a reduction in income in the last year, compared to 23% of employed physicians.