[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Kind of depends on where in Illinois. Some rural areas may still have an 85 year old GP making house calls in his horse and buggy

Same in every state. We live in rural western Ma, where good health care is hard to come by if you need a highly qualified specialist or are on a short timeline. We use local health care for our minor usual and customary health needs that don’t require immediate care. If one of us comes down with a more serious health care need, we hit the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound to Boston where we have in network access to the likes of Mass General, Brigham and Women’s, Beth Israel Deaconess, Dana Farber, etc…. There are many great things about living in a rural area, but access to health care isn’t one of them.