Medical Economics February 14, 2024
Todd Shryock

Primary-care doctor shortage puts New Jersey residents at risk, report warns

A report looking at primary care in New Jersey found that a shortage of primary care doctors poses a significant risk to residents.

Co-authored by Alfred Tallia, chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the report found that a shortage of primary-care doctors poses a significant risk to residents of the United States, with New Jersey facing even more dire consequences because of poor pay.

The report found that patients often wait months for non-emergencies while others struggle to find a doctor who is taking new patients. Care for minor ailments is being delayed until they become a bigger...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Primary care, Provider, States, Survey / Study, Trends
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