Physician Appointment Wait Times & Medicaid and Medicare Acceptance Rates Infographic

2014 A survey examining the time needed to schedule a physician appointment in 15 major metropolitan markets and rates of Medicaid and Medicare acceptance by physicians in those markets Physician Appointment WAIT TIMES SEATTLE 16 | 23 PORTLAND 19.4 | 13 DENVER 23.6 | 16 LOS ANGELES 12.2 | 20 SAN DIEGO 16.2 | 7 DALLAS 10.2 | 5 HOUSTON 14 | 19 MINNEAPOLIS 19.2 | 10 DETROIT 17.8 | 16 ATLANTA 14 | 24 MIAMI 13.6 | 12 BOSTON 45.4 | 66 WASHINGTON D.C. 17.8 | 14 NEW YORK 16.8 | 26 PHILADELPHIA 20.6 | 21 Average wait time in days to schedule an appointment with a family physician. 18.5 ALL SPECIALTIES 19.5 FAMILY PRACTICE | Merritt Hawkins is the leading physician search and consulting firm in the United States and is a company of AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS). For additional information access merritthawkins.com or call 800-876-0500. KEY FINDINGS CUMULATIVE WAIT TIME Average wait time in days to schedule an appointment with a physician in family practice, cardiology, dermatology, orthopedic surgery, or obstetrics/gynecology.

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2014

A survey examining the time needed to schedule a physicianappointment in 15 major metropolitan markets and rates ofMedicaid and Medicare acceptance by physicians in those markets

PhysicianAppointment W A I T T I M E S

SEATTLE

16 | 23

PORTLAND

19.4 | 13

DENVER

23.6 | 16

LOS ANGELES

12.2 | 20

SAN DIEGO

16.2 | 7

DALLAS

10.2 | 5HOUSTON

14 | 19

MINNEAPOLIS

19.2 | 10 DETROIT

17.8 | 16

ATLANTA

14 | 24

MIAMI

13.6 | 12

BOSTON

45.4 | 66

WASHINGTON D.C.

17.8 | 14

NEW YORK

16.8 | 26

PHILADELPHIA

20.6 | 21

Average wait time in days to schedulean appointment with a family physician.

18.5 ALLSPECIALTIES 19.5 FAMILY

PRACTICE|Merritt Hawkins is the leading physician search and consulting firm in the United States and is a company of AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS). For additional information access merritthawkins.com or call 800-876-0500.

KEY F INDINGS

CUMULATIVE WAIT TIME

Average wait time in days to schedule an appointment with a physician in familypractice, cardiology, dermatology, orthopedic surgery, or obstetrics/gynecology.