Lots of New Patients, Too Few Doctors
The first thing my new patient did when she walked into my office was breathe an enormous sigh of relief. “It was so hard to get this appointment with you,” she said. “It took weeks!”… Read More
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Bracing For Obamacare, 1 In 3 Health Facilities Adding Doctors
Facing an influx of newly insured patients under the Affordable Care Act and a wave of demographic trends, 31 percent of health facility managers plan to increase their
medical staffs, according to a new report.… Read More
Solving the Shortage in Primary Care Doctors
Again and again, we hear that the country has too few doctors, particularly for primary care. And Obamacare is supposed to make the shortage much worse in the coming years as more Americans become insured … Read More
BUILDING MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS WON’T SOLVE PATIENT ACCESS ISSUES
Although total US medical school enrollment increased nearly 23% between 2000 and 2010, many of those newly minted physicians won’t choose primary care specialties nor will they settle in states with the most severe primary … Read More
Health Insurance For All
This is a time of unprecedented change in medicine. For the first time in our history, all of the citizens of the United States will have access to health insurance. Additionally, the Baby Boomer generation … Read More
7M Americans Live in Possible Primary Care Shortage Areas
About seven million people could be drastically affected by primary care physician shortages after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands insurance coverage next year, according to a new study in Health Affairs.… Read More
