"I don't want to run around some building and go from doctor to doctor, " said one senior citizen.
That has already prompted a flurry of angry letters from doctor and hospital groups, who until now were supporting the bill.
On further investigation, Kenagy found there are 748 ways a drug order can work its way from doctor to pharmacy to patient at UPMCPresbyterian.
They can arrange for transportation to and from doctor appointments, help with housing and child care, deal with employment and legal issues, and see you through financial emergencies.
It had become a cultural norm, he says, transferred from generation to generation, from father to son, and from doctor to trainee - but it is a norm that is increasingly being challenged.
Doctors are working 6 percent fewer hours than four years ago and treating nearly 17 percent fewer patients, according to a new survey out this month from doctor staffing company Merritt Hawkins for The Physicians Foundation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm with insider trading in 2012, alleging that one of its portfolio managers illegally obtained confidential details about an Alzheimer's drug trial from a doctor before the final results went public and made trades from that information.
Within four hours a doctor from California and a woman from Minnesota (not a doctor) responded with the right answer, without knowing the results of a biopsy and a genetic test.
She learnt about the marriage bureau from a doctor who had been treating her.
Neil was forced to take time off work and even needed medication from his doctor.
Most people still expect to get their health information from a doctor, nurse, or other health professional.
Later, she got the prescriptions from a doctor at the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia.
Thomas sent a medical note from his doctor to Toulouse saying he required time off after a family bereavement.
You could hear the same lament from any doctor, executive or candlestick maker.
Vital medicines can generally be packed in your carry-on in larger quantities if accompanied by a letter from your doctor.
Henman has been receiving twice-daily treatment from team doctor Mark Bender in a bid to be fit for the whole tie.
Bernie received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Oakland University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, showed some patients expressed a particular need for good communication skills from their doctor.
To get reimbursed for over-the-counter medications, such as pain relievers and cough syrup, you'll need a prescription or letter from your doctor.
And of course, make sure to get medical clearance from your doctor before stepping up (no pun intended) your cardiovascular exercise regimen.
What's more, Brawley noted, it may be difficult for a teenager to seek help from a doctor or counselor without a parent's knowledge.
It later emerged that Dr Majeed had obtained the student's mobile phone number from records, and she began receiving unsolicited text messages from the doctor.
In her suit, she said she passed a lie detector test and also she included a statement from her doctor saying she never used steroids.
Before joining LighterLife, a patient must get approval from his doctor.
" But they keep her away from the doctor, she says, and that's good because "I don't have time to sit around waiting in doctors' offices.
The new guidelines say that men can "be referred to reliable and culturally appropriate sources, " so the information doesn't have to come from a doctor, Brawley noted.
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Starting Jan. 1, you can no longer use your FSA dollars to buy over-the-counter drugs, unless you have a prescription or letter of medical necessity from a doctor.
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It said if staff were waiting for guidance from a doctor or nurse, they could click back to a previous screen, "as this in essence stops the clock".
But the Spaniard has taken to Facebook and Twitter to reveal he will now be unable to compete after pulling out of the tournament following advice from his doctor.
Now, as long as they have a supporting statement from a doctor, people will have the option of marking the gender section of their passports with an 'X', the Associated Press reports.
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