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That's nation wide, doesn't matter where you are really.
Don't agree with this at all. My clients who need specalities for cancer are routinely going to Phoenix and Rochester, Minnesota for services. I had another client that just relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas for better medical treatments. Also, the malpractice caps this state legislature just voted to increase multifold have resulted in more specialists leaving. Anti-business friendly bills that get passed and enacted have consequences. The only ones who benefit from that are the attorneys.
Don't agree with this at all. My clients who need specalities for cancer are routinely going to Phoenix and Rochester, Minnesota for services. I had another client that just relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas for better medical treatments. Also, the malpractice caps this state legislature just voted to increase multifold have resulted in more specialists leaving. Anti-business friendly bills that get passed and enacted have consequences. The only ones who benefit from that are the attorneys.
Yeah there are specialists in the medical hubs and major cities for sure, but very few med students are going to be primary care doctors - most are going to be specialists. Due to that lack of new primary care students, there's a shortage pretty much everywhere.
So if you need specialists, you're much better off in a hub, but for PCPs, I don't know that one is much better than another, especially if many of the PCPs are near retirement age and you have to reset that built knowledge transitioning to a new one.
Yeah there are specialists in the medical hubs and major cities for sure, but very few med students are going to be primary care doctors - most are going to be specialists. Due to that lack of new primary care students, there's a shortage pretty much everywhere.
So if you need specialists, you're much better off in a hub, but for PCPs, I don't know that one is much better than another, especially if many of the PCPs are near retirement age and you have to reset that built knowledge transitioning to a new one.
Got it. Thanks for clarifying, that does make sense, and with that I do agree.
Yeah there are specialists in the medical hubs and major cities for sure, but very few med students are going to be primary care doctors - most are going to be specialists. Due to that lack of new primary care students, there's a shortage pretty much everywhere.
So if you need specialists, you're much better off in a hub, but for PCPs, I don't know that one is much better than another, especially if many of the PCPs are near retirement age and you have to reset that built knowledge transitioning to a new one.
In my opinion we need to consider a transition if needed to utilizing Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants as our PCP. I find the care more attentive via two-way dialogue and appointment time much more available versus a traditional MD in a primary care setting.
In my opinion we need to consider a transition if needed to utilizing Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants as our PCP. I find the care more attentive via two-way dialogue and appointment time much more available versus a traditional MD in a primary care setting.
Where I've been living (Alabama), it's the same. I almost always see the Nurse Practitioner instead of the doctor. As long as they listen and are responsive and knowledgeable, I don't care.
Where I've been living (Alabama), it's the same. I almost always see the Nurse Practitioner instead of the doctor. As long as they listen and are responsive and knowledgeable, I don't care.
Same here. Sometimes, you might get to see the PA, if there is one. Seeing a doctor can be difficult, and a few we've known simply left the state for greener pastures.
I think one big reason is that New Mexico does not get the attention that Texas gets is because Texas has no state income tax and New Mexico does.Granted I know Arizona and California have income tax.
I think one big reason is that New Mexico does not get the attention that Texas gets is because Texas has no state income tax and New Mexico does.Granted I know Arizona and California have income tax.
NM no longer taxes social security. If you are fairly poor it's a cheap place to retire.
NM no longer taxes social security. If you are fairly poor it's a cheap place to retire.
Well some people still pay more taxes if they are high income.I have also heard that New Mexico taxes dividends from stocks.There are also some people who would just never live in a state that had an income tax in retirement regardless.
There are also some people who would just never live in a state that had an income tax in retirement regardless.
There are a lot of people who don't make a bit of sense, that's true... but I think most would find that their tax burden here is low.
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