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Originally Posted by tophcfa
The key is, you get to take charge and be part of managing your own health care. You are no longer totally captive to the system and the constraints of your primary care doctor.
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People who think this believe that the "gatekeeper" system--where you see your primary care doctor who refers you to a specialist within the system--is filled with incompetent specialists who couldn't otherwise attract patients. I live in a large metropolitan area. I get exposed to the cream of the crop. If, for some reason, an assigned specialist doesn't click, I simply ask for another referral. Has happened to me once, and it was no big deal.