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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 03 > Survey: Aging patients may strain care

Survey: Aging patients may strain care

By Yoko Minoura / The Bulletin
September 3, 2007

An influx of older patients — not an exodus of retiring doctors — is likely to put strain on Central Oregon health care in the coming years, according to a survey released last week.

A decreasing number of providers taking Medicare patients was one of the key findings of the....

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