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Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce

2013

AUTHOR(S)
Petterson, Stephen M
Phillips, Robert L
Bazemore, Andrew W
Koinis, G T
TOPIC(S)
Role of Primary Care
KEYWORD(S)
Rural
Shortage Areas
VOLUME
87(11):online

The United States is facing a primary care physician shortage, but the most pressing problem is uneven distribution, particularly in poor and rural communities. Providing adequate access to care for the nearly 30 million uninsured people living in these communities will require potent incentives and policy.

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