Primary Care Shortage In US: Workforce Solutions Proposed To House Health Subcommittee By President Of American College Of Physicians

 

Primary Care Shortage In US: Workforce Solutions Proposed To House Health Subcommittee By President Of American College Of Physicians

"The United States is experiencing a primary care shortage the likes of which we have not seen," Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), told the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee. "The demand for primary care in the U.S. will grow exponentially as the nation's supply of primary care dwindles."
The reasons behind the decline in the supply of primary care physicians are multi-faceted and complex, Dr. Harris added. They include the rapid rise in medical education debt, decreased income potential for primary care physicians, failed payment policies, and increased burdens associated with the practice of primary care……