Reassessing the data on whether a physician shortage exists
E Gudbranson, A Glickman, EJ Emanuel - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
For decades, experts have bemoaned a lack of sufficient primary care physicians in the
United States. These fears came to a head during debate over the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), when critics suggested that the millions ofUSresidentsgainingcoverageundertheAC…
exacerbate the existing physician shortage. A 2011 American College of Surgeons report
asserted that “even before [this] health care reform, the nation was headed forseriousphysicianshortagesandreformhas…
it worse.” 1 According to the updated report of the Association of American Medical …
United States. These fears came to a head during debate over the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), when critics suggested that the millions ofUSresidentsgainingcoverageundertheAC…
exacerbate the existing physician shortage. A 2011 American College of Surgeons report
asserted that “even before [this] health care reform, the nation was headed forseriousphysicianshortagesandreformhas…
it worse.” 1 According to the updated report of the Association of American Medical …