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A regular visit with your doctor is quickly becoming a thing of the past

Dr. Chris Hakim poses for a portrait in an exam room at Lackey Free Clinic in Yorktown, Va. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Dr. Chris Hakim poses for a portrait in an exam room at Lackey Free Clinic in Yorktown, Va. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Staff headshots at Expansive Center in downtown Norfolk, Virginia on Jan. 25, 2023. Ian Munro
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Millions of Americans stopped having a primary care provider between 2002 and 2015, according to a first-of-its kind study conducted by Harvard Medical School Researchers. The sector is grappling with a wave of retirements and not enough doctors taking their places — causing an increasing reliance on a series of other health care providers with less formal training.

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