Rural America: Health Care Underserved
People who live in rural areas in the U.S. have more diabetes and coronary heart disease than those who live in urban areas. The population of people aged 65 and older is larger in rural … Read More
Medicare and the Physician Shortage
Citing a bottleneck created by the residency requirement for becoming a practicing physician, a recent article in Verywell Health takes an in-depth look at Medicare’s role in funding residency positions.
Verywell notes that 85% of … Read More
8 key stats on the impending physician shortage
By Patsy Newitt | Becker’s ASC Review
The already looming physician shortage was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic — pushing physicians to plan for early retirement.
“I believe an aging physician population will adversely impact … Read More
To Get the Doctors We Need, Expand Their Opportunities to Train
By G. Richard Olds, Opinion Contributor | The Hill
America will face a shortfall of up to 124,000 doctors by 2034, according to alarming new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. This … Read More
Drug Companies Refocusing Efforts on Vaccines, Leading to Other Shortages
It takes knowledgeable and experienced primary care physicians to help patients navigate a myriad of challenges brought on by COVID-19… including medication shortages due to vaccine production. We applaud these physicians who are persevering, despite … Read More
Anthem Funds Initiative to Address Nevada’s Physician Shortage
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada’s Medicaid health plan has committed $75,000 to fund a new University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) initiative called See It To Be It. This initiative … Read More
What is a Primary Care Physician?
At Physician Retraining & Reentry, we focus on preparing physicians to provide primary care services. What, exactly, is a primary care physician?
A primary care physician provides preventive care, like routine check-ups, and is often a patient’s first … Read More
The Primary Care Physician Income Gap: PRR Part of the Solution
The primary care physician shortage in the U.S. is blamed on many factors, including an aging population, physician burnout and new physicians seeking specialty practices because of higher pay. On that latter issue, researchers and think … Read More
Physician Employment Market Stabilizing, Recruitment Executive Says
A physician recruitment firm is reporting that the physician employment market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to HealthLeaders. This means that, after being dormant during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, both demand … Read More