Medicare doctors waning in rural Arizona
January 24th, 2010 admin
Seniors in rural Arizona towns with a graying population such as Yavapai County’s Prescott and Prescott Valley are facing what health officials acknowledge is a troubling trend: doctors who refuse to see new Medicare patients. [Original News Article]
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