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CareMount/Optum Doctor Confirms Open Secret: ‘Primary Care is Falling Apart’

Same-Day Care Denied  Urgent Need for Reform Inside this week’s Stone’s Throw investigation: Insider confirms significant exodus of CareMount providers Doctor shortage detailed Access denied for same-day appointments Local leadership shakeup Noncompete ban gains governor’s attention More documents from Attorney

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Documents: Attorney General’s Office Derides CareMount/Optum’s ‘Hot Mess Billing’

Heath Care Bureau Assistant AG Appears to Elevate Probe Patient Stories Expose More Systemic Issues at Healthcare Group Doctor Shortage Imperils Sick Woman, Forcing Hospitalization This is the eighth installment in an investigative series about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine. By Adam

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Stone’s Throw Probe: Attorney General’s Office Scrutinizing CareMount/Optum’s Questionable Billing Practices 

Leaked Survey Reveals Deep Doctor Discontent; Medical Group Acknowledges ‘Chronic Illness’ This is the sixth installment in a series about CareMount/Optum and broader local healthcare issues. By Adam Stone In January, when in the thick of my past reporting about severe patient and doctor discontent with

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