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0 pointsflatline4mo ago0 comments

I waited over three years to get a routine colonoscopy in New Mexico and finally just got one after moving out of state. More standard waits for a specialist there are 9-18 months, if you can even find someone competent in the specialty. Many people have to go out of state for care.

Provider availability is non-uniform across the US.

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whimsicalism4mo ago

thanks for that datapoint and that is crazy. were you in a rural area?

flatlineOP4mo ago

In the middle of Albuquerque. Rural areas offer hardship pay to attract medical professionals, but it’s really touch and go. IHS has its own host of issues.

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0 pointsflatline4mo ago0 comments

Provider availability is non-uniform across the US.

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whimsicalism4mo ago

thanks for that datapoint and that is crazy. were you in a rural area?

flatlineOP4mo ago

In the middle of Albuquerque. Rural areas offer hardship pay to attract medical professionals, but it’s really touch and go. IHS has its own host of issues.

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