In defense of Medicare’s annual wellness exam

(By Mara Schonberg for STAT)

In my work as a primary care physician, time is a precious commodity. I rarely have enough of it in office visits with my patients. That’s one reason I’m all in favor of Medicare’s free annual wellness visits, though I know that other physicians feel differently about them. Continue reading article here…

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