Research Briefs
Date of this Version
11-21-2014
Abstract
The existence of a primary care physician shortage, even prior to the ACA, is not universally accepted. A new report by the Institute on Medicine found “no credible evidence” that the nation faces a looming physician shortage in primary care specialties. There is greater consensus about a maldistribution of physicians, in terms of specialty, geography, and practice settings. This new LDI/ Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) research brief reviews the evidence and how the ACA might affect current and future patterns of delivering primary care.
Document Type
Brief
Number
4
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
healthcare workforce, primary care, nursing, physicians, health insurance, medicare, global health systems, payment & delivery, delivery information
View On LDI Website
http://ldi.upenn.edu/brief/primary-care-shortages-more-head-count
Date Posted: 09 December 2016