Do you have a Doctor who only spends 5 minutes with you?

My Doctor spends 3 to 5 minutes in the room with me. As my problems have gotten progressively worse she will say, I'm not worried and walk out the door.
I waited 3 mths for an appointment with a new doctor today and was left in the waiting room with people with no appointment. One man was told the wait time was 2 hours. I waited 45 minutes and left. This was a good indication to me how I would be treated at this Medical Clinic. Would you have waited 3 months and then walked out? Do you think the receptionist even cared that I walked out, do you think she will even tell the doctor why I walked out or is it easier for her to say nothing at all.

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SW-User

Moreover, regardless of how much time they actually spend with you, how much time do they bill Medicare for (these figures may be different)?

And even though you know it's fraud, do you feel trapped with your current doctor because of a situation like being a chronic pain patient, when it is next to impossible to find a doctor who will prescribe the opioids you legitimately need and have taken for 15 years without incident (because the CDC f-cked up in 2016)

Pitchblue

@SW-User I do have Chronic conditions and there's no way doctors will prescribe opioids. I do feel trapped with the doctor I have. I hate the fact that I waited 3 months for another clinic to dismiss me. Not even Doctors feel an obligation to help anymore.