Healthcare DIVE December 20, 2024
The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.
Editor’s note: R. Shawn Martin is executive vice president and CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Throughout the 2024 election cycle, much of the national debate centered around the economic security of Americans. However, one critical issue that didn’t gain widespread attention but was heavily discussed in numerous House and Senate races was the growing problem of diminishing access to physicians and healthcare services for the estimated 60 million people living in rural communities.
Since 2010, there have been 150 rural hospital closures and conversions. These closures have severely diminished access to primary care, obstetrical and emergency...
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