If your country has socialized or universal medical care, how often are you expected to go to the doctor?

How many times a year are you expected to go to your Primary Care doctor? That would be your internist or general practitioner.

Include your age when expectations might have changed. So, you might be 65 now, but maybe at age 50 you went from your doctor having you only do an annual visit to coming in twice a year. Or, maybe a medical condition caused your doctor to have you come in more. Please mention if you simply had blood tests more than once a year, but did not have to go in to see the doctor.

Do you sometimes just see the pharmacist/chemist and not a doctor?

Let us know your country.

Thanks!