Reassessing the Data on Whether a Physician Shortage Exists

JAMA. 2017 May 16;317(19):1945-1946. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.2609.

Authors

Emily Gudbranson¹, Aaron Glickman¹, Ezekiel J Emanuel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia2Department of Health Care Management, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 28319245
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.2609

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Appointments and Schedules*
Health Transition
Humans
Medicaid / statistics & numerical data
Medicine / statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Office Visits / statistics & numerical data
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / statistics & numerical data
Physicians / supply & distribution*
Physicians, Primary Care / supply & distribution
Retirement / statistics & numerical data
Retirement / trends
Schools, Medical / supply & distribution
Time Factors
United States
Waiting Lists