what is going on with healthcare in this state?

I'm a type 1 diabetic. I recently moved here from Colorado.

In order to see an endocrinologist, I have to have a referral from a primary care doctor in state? The soonest I can see any primary care person is the middle of may. It's not even a doctor, a nurse practitioner. They refuse to give me a referral until they do a new patient intake appointment for primary care. The endo office I talked to said I will need full labs and a write up from primary care before they will even consider me as a patient which obviously delays it even longer. Most of my medication will require prior approval here also...

So I'm looking at probably ~4 months before I can even get a prescription for the medication I need on a daily basis. I definitely can't afford it without proper insurance coverage.

Endo's advice: "oh just go to the emergency room!" I guess I should camp out there and stop by every time I have a meal.

What kind of crack smoking cretin came up with this?

I thought Colorado was bad because wait times were "long" but holy shit this is disastrous. I'd rather be shot than poisoned. I guess you don't know how good you have it until you move here!