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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 th
by flatline 11mo ago
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.
- whimsicalism 11mo agothanks for that datapoint and that is crazy. were you in a rural area?
- flatline 11mo agoIn 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.