Doctors Are Not Dropping Medicare

Don’t believe the rumors about doctors no longer taking Medicare patients. The numbers don’t lie.  Here are some infographics from the Kaiser Family Foundation that show the reality.

 

Here is a map of the percentage of doctors in each state who accept new Medicare patients.

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People on Medicare say they are able to make appointments with their doctors in a timely fashion.

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91% of doctors are taking new Medicare patients.

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