NEW YORK — NYC Health + Hospitals is halving appointment times for adult and pediatric primary care visits to expand availability and meet the system’s own growth goals, according to internal records reviewed by POLITICO.

Details: Starting this fall, appointment times for new patients will be slashed from 40 minutes to 20 minutes. The change will enable Health + Hospitals to tackle long waitlists by having doctors see more patients, officials said in internal presentations to staff. READ MORE BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.

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