In this article, Forbes reporter Bruce Japsen reports on the American Academy of Medical Colleges annual physician workplace report, which notes the growing decline of primary care physicians in the United States year-over-year.
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In this story, written by Chicago Tribune’s Sheryl Kraft, the reporter takes a deep look at the many ways the country’s healthcare system will be impacted by the physician shortage.
Chicago Tribune: “How health care
Leonard Glass, MD, a retired clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, believes that retired physicians can be part of the solution to the growing physician shortage in the US.
Glass founded an
An online program created in collaboration with the UC San Diego School of Medicine faculty aims to help address the nation’s shortage of primary care physicians, a critical health-care issue highlighted by the Association of … Read More
America faces a significant physician shortage by 2025, according to a physician workforce projectionreport(www.aamc.org) released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) today titled “The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections
Two state legislative committees are taking on problems of health care in Georgia, and neither has to do, at least not directly, with the high-profile national debates on the subject.
As described by columnist Charlie … Read More
“I would already call it a crisis,” said Kelly Withy, primary researcher for the center’s Physician Workforce Assessment. “You don’t realize how desperate it is until you can’t find the care you need.”
Many patients … Read More
Dr. Atul Grover talked about the shortage of physicians in the U.S. and the possible effect on patient health. He also discussed a report from the Institute of Medicine that refutes claims of a shortage. … Read More
Federally funded programs will add at least 2,300 new primary care practitioners by the end of 2015, but the funding for at least one of those programs is set to expire at the same time, … Read More
The looming physician shortage, especially in primary care, was a topic of conversation in healthcare circles long before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became … Read More
