Are There Enough Doctors For The Newly Insured?

Are There Enough Doctors For The Newly Insured?  by Michael Ollove, Stateline/Kaiser Health News.  January 3, 2014.

(1)  According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, nearly ____________ of Americans live in areas with an insufficient number of primary care doctors.

(2)  _______ percent of Americans are in areas with shortages of mental health providers.

(3)  The AAMC predicts without corrective action there will be a shortage of _________ primary care doctors and of __________ specialists by 2020.

(4)  Why, according to the article, is the shortage worse than the numbers seem to indicate?

(5)  A big contributor to the shortage is the aging of ______________.

(6)  The government estimates that physician supply will increase by ________ percent in the next ten years but American over 65 will grow by ________ percent.

(7)  Because primary care often involves ___________________, it is far less desirable to this generation of students.

(8)  Why did seven dental schools close in the 1980s and 1990s and what has been the results?

(9)  What are some measures that may address any potential shortage?

(10)  According to the charts what is Georgia's condition in regard to dental, mental health , and primary care?