About 40% of active physicians in the United States are involved in primary ca ompared with 50 to 70 percent in most developed countries, and analysts ar rojecting a shortage of primary care physicians as "baby boomers" age. Sho he United States rely on market forces to adjust the specialty mix, or should

About 40% of active physicians in the United States are involved in primary ca ompared with 50 to 70 percent in most developed countries, and analysts ar rojecting a shortage of primary care physicians as "baby boomers" age. Sho he United States rely on market forces to adjust the specialty mix, or should

EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337668279

Author:Henderson

Publisher:Henderson

Chapter9: The Physicians’ Services Market

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