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Archive Home > 2005 > October > 02 > Turned away

Turned away

Few Central Oregon doctors will accept more Medicare patients, and Bend's two community clinics have quickly become overwhelmed.

By Kayley Mendenhall / The Bulletin
October 2, 2005

Ann Allanach retired to Bend in June with her husband and 80-something-year-old parents because she wanted to live in Oregon and was under the impression that Bend had an extensive health-care system to serve her family's needs.

The first week after they arrived from California, Allanach's mom,....

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