Business Insider September 12, 2018
- The US healthcare system is facing a physician shortage, especially in the field of primary care.
- The shortage could impact 44 million Americans, especially those who live in rural areas.
- Part of the problem is that not enough medical students and graduates are choosing to go into the primary care field.
- UnitedHealth Group suggests in a recent report that there might be two ways to extend access to primary care. One is to allow nurse practitioners to practice primary care independently, and the other is through urgent care centers and retail clinics.
The US healthcare system is suffering from a doctor shortage. Of those, primary care physicians are often hit the hardest, posing a huge problem as the...
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