Increasing the physician supply can be achieved through all the following ways except increasing the number of medical schools. increasing the number of foreign medical school graduates allowed to train in the U.S. changing immigration laws to allow more foreign physicians to practice in U.S. early retirement of practicing physicians. providing more federal and state funding to medical schools which increase enrollment.

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		increasing the number of medical schools.
		increasing the number of foreign medical school graduates allowed to train in the U.S.
		changing immigration laws to allow more foreign physicians to practice in U.S.
		early retirement of practicing physicians.
		providing more federal and state funding to medical schools which increase enrollment.