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Archive Home > 2005 > February > 13 > Doctors shy away from Medicare

Doctors shy away from Medicare

Residents new to the area have trouble finding physicians

By Kayley Mendenhall / The Bulletin
February 13, 2005

At age 69, Shirley Mildes never imagined she would find herself without a primary-care physician.

The Sunriver resident was unhappy with her doctor and decided to go looking for a better fit. But what she learned, as a Medicare recipient, is that very few family practice doctors or internists in....

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