Long wait times to get a primary care appointment.
Hassles dealing with health insurance.
Quick visits that lack a true connection with a physician, if a patient is lucky enough to even see an actual medical doctor.
Those issues define many of the problems with modern medicine.
They are also what Dr. Vasanth Kainkaryam is trying to eschew with his three-year-old physician practice that has adopted a relatively new and innovative business model: direct primary care.
By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News
PROSPECT The state Department of Transportation is planning to upgrade traffic lights at two busy intersections.
Mayor Robert Chatfield said he plans to meet with DOT officials and have them tour both sites to discuss the state project. The installation of th