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42. Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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What Happens When You Lose Your Relationship With Your Primary Care Physician

A huge number of baby boomer physicians are about to retire. 30% of patients change insurance plans in a given year. Many states enforce non compete agreements, which means that when a physician moves to a different clinic or to a nearby town, they actually are legally prohibited from taking their patients with them.

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