HealthExec April 25, 2024
Primary care physicians face pressures unique to their station in the medical ecosystem. Not least among the pain points are constantly packed caseloads, rushed patient engagements and demanding nonclinical duties—not to mention relatively low pay compared with most other specialties.
Given all that, it’s not hard to understand why the field faces a shortfall of more than 40,000 practitioners by 2036.
How does this picture play out for the patients of these “gatekeepers” of healthcare economics? To find out, U.S. News & World Report surveyed 2,000 American adults (56% female, 44% male) in February.
Almost three in four respondents, 73%, had their most recent physical exam recently (in 2023 or 2024), the outlet reports this week.
In addition, 68% plan...
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