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Though primary care physicians and nurse practitioners are intended to be patients’ first point of entry into the health care system, approximately seven out of 10 people in U.S. commercial health plans (and 95% of the elderly) see one or more specialists a year.
Although managed care plans originally intended to control visits to specialists – and some still require a referral from the primary provider – for the most part, if you need a specialist, you can see one.
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