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Originally Posted by schwarz
Last time I saw my doctor at United Healthcare of the Villages I was told that I would be seeing his PA for my next six month visit, and perhaps for other future visits. This was disappointing as my understanding when I joined was that I would always see a doctor. I am sure that the PA is nice and communicating with my doctor but she is NOT a doctor.
Has anyone else experienced this yet? I was basically told that since I am healthy, he could spend more time with other less healthy patients.
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I also belong to The Villages health system. If the staff books me a PA for a scheduled visit they always ask if I was willing to see the PA instead of the doctor. Once I asked what would happen if I was not willing to see the PA. They replied we will simply give you a different appointment that coincides with the doctor's schedule.