tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 35

PHYSICIAN NOTES: AMA Warns of Doctor Glut, Primary-Care Shortage

Delegates vote to change policy to encourage family practice   The American Medical Association's House of Delegates voted Dec. 8 to amend its longstanding policy finding that continued growth in the U.S. physician workforce would lead to an oversupply of doctors. The amended policy states that, while the nation's overall supply of physicians has more than kept pace with population growth, physicians are lacking in rural areas and in some urban-shortage areas. A declining interest in family practice as a specialty will further endanger access for many, the group says. When it comes to remedial action, AMA so...

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