Anecdotal datum:   to keep a particular presciption going, I have to see a specialist once a year. Notified by my pharmacist that the prescription was running out, I called the doctor in August to make an appointment. The earliest opening he had was on October 18th. His nurse did call the pharmacy and told them to keep filling the prescription.

But--two months to get an appointment!

Similar experiences with other doctors. Sometimes what I wanted to see a doctor about simply goes away before the appointment. But what if. . . ?

Don Firth