Bart Astor, Contributor

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Unintended Consequences Of Medicare-for-All

There are potential unintended consequences of many of the Medicare-for-all proposals. I have personally experienced the difficulty of finding a primary care physician (PCP) willing to accept me as a patient because of my Medicare insurance. I’d be con…

When Your Primary Care Physician Breaks Up With You

My primary care physician announced he is converting to a “concierge” practice, forcing us to either pay his annual fee or find another doctor. With few doctors willing to take on new Medicare patients, is my doctor violating his code of ethics? And wh…