Thursday, August 22, 2013

Trends Point To Increasing Human Resources For Primary Care, Acceptance Of Medicare Patients By New Primary Care Physicians.



More Medical Students Are Choosing To Become Family Doctors___And That's Good News For Obamacare by Sy Mukherjee.  Think Progress.  August 22, 2013.

Residency Census Report:  Family Medicine Attracts More U.S. Medical School Graduates.  American Academy of Family Physicians.  August 21, 2013.

(1)  The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that the current shortage of physicians today is __________________ with ________________ estimated for 2024.

(2)  The number of U.S. physicians, according to a study by USA Today, accepting Medicare patients has increased ________%.

(3)  Older physicians leaving the field are _________ to accept Medicare patients than new primary care physicians entering the field.

(4)  The article indicates that medical school may be ________________ in response to Obamacare.

(5)  ______________ is an important factor in the shortage of primary care professionals with ______ percent of all nurse practitioners  working in  subspeciality areas and _______ percent of all physician assistants in subspecialities.

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