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Debra A. Geihsler

It's too expensive to be a primary-care doctor

By Debra A. Geihsler
July 25, 2007

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AS THE PRESIDENTIAL candidates formulate their healthcare platforms, they need to acknowledge the growing scarcity of primary-care physicians. There are a variety of reasons for this shortage, including the reimbursement model that favors costly specialty care. The problem is complex and there needs to be a way to treat patients in the midst of this drastic deficit. The healthcare community ... (Full article: 677 words)

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