Medical Experts Say Physician Shortage Goes Beyond Primary Care

While much of the discussion about the physician shortage has focused on primary care, medical experts say that specialists, too, face a critical shortage supply in the coming years.“The looming physician shortage is not a problem restricted to primary care,” said Joshua J. Jacobs, M.D., chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center and president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “In the media, we tend to have an emphasis on the shortage of primary care physicians, but going forward, the situation can be as acute in some specialty areas.” ...Read More

Doctor Shortage: Who Will Take Care of the Elderly?

A shortage of health care providers who specialize in geriatrics at a time when the number of people ages 65 and older is rapidly growing threatens to jeopardize the health of older Americans, according to experts in the field....Read More

A Faster, Better, Cheaper Path To Filling The Doctor Shortage

Recent headlines at RealClearPolitics tell the story: Health Law Amplifies Primary Care Doctor Shortage and Medicaid Growth May Aggravate Doctor Shortage. And a recent companion piece at RealClearPolicy reminds us the problem is not limited to primary care doctors: The Physician Specialty Shortage...Read More

U.S. faces 90,000 doctor shortage by 2025, medical school association warns

The United States faces a shortage of as many as 90,000 physicians by 2025, including a critical need for specialists to treat an aging population that will increasingly live with chronic disease, the association that represents medical schools and teaching hospitals reported Tuesday....Read More

GME Funding: How to Fix the Doctor Shortage

With a growing, aging population, the demand for physicians has intensified, and communities around the country are already experiencing doctor shortages. A 2015 study conducted for the AAMC by IHS Inc., predicts that by the year 2025 the United States will face a shortage of between 46,000-90,000 physicians. There will be shortages in both primary and specialty care, and specialty shortages will be particularly large...Read More