Poll shows Tennesseans, nation dissatisfied with health care system
A poll from the American Academy of Physician Associates shows almost half of Tennesseans reported forgoing health care sometime in the last two years for a number of reasons, the most popular being finances. (The Daily Memphian file)
A recent poll reports that people in Tennessee and the U.S. wait a month, on average, before they can get an appointment with a doctor, and patients spend on average eight hours each month coordinating health care for themselves and their family.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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