Wait times to see a provider in America are long … and even more so in Liver Disease (Hepatology). Give this June-2025 article Wait Times to See Physicians Continue to Climb a read (summarized below).
LiverRight gets adult patients for diagnosis or care in same-week, via convenient video visits.
⏱️ Key Findings
- Nationwide delay: Patients now wait an average of 31 days for a physician appointment—up 19% since 2022 (26 days) and 48% since 2004 (21 days)
- Metro disparities: Among 15 surveyed metro areas:
- Boston had the longest wait times (~65 days)
- Atlanta had the shortest (~12 days).
👩⚕️ Specialty-Specific Waits
- New-patient specialist waits:
- Ob/Gyn: ~42 days
- Gastroenterology: ~40 days
- Dermatology: ~36.5 days.
- Hepatology (from our research at LiverRight): ~90 days.
🏥 Why Delays Are Growing
- Fewer independent providers due to consolidation into large medical groups, squeezing appointment availability
- Government insurance acceptance (Medicare/Medicaid) and specialist demand further extend waits.
⚙️ A Flipbook from AMN Healthcare (staffing company) titled “2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times and Medicare and Healthcare Technology Medicaid Acceptance Rates” has illuminating details.
Link: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/83050962/2/
(A survey examining the time needed to schedule a new patient Patient Care at Home physician appointment in 15 major metropolitan areas, as well as the rates of physician Medicare and Medicaid acceptance in these areas)