http://www.getinsured.com/blog/urgent-shortage-of-primary-care-physicians-in-california/ Getting every American insured Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.getinsured.com/blog/urgent-shortage-of-primary-care-physicians-in-california/comment-page-1/#comment-2659 Jillian Segal Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:39:19 +0000 http://www.getinsured.com/blog/?p=151#comment-2659 As Massachusetts goes, so goes the union. Just two days ago The Boston Globe reported on a shortage of primary care physicians. According to the Department of Health Care Finance and Policy primary care physicians and internal medicine practitioners are accepting fewer new patients each year since state-mandated health insurance went into effect. The shortage is related to an increase in preventable emergency room visits that cost over $500 million. As Massachusetts goes, so goes the union.
Just two days ago The Boston Globe reported on a shortage of primary care physicians. According to the Department of Health Care Finance and Policy primary care physicians and internal medicine practitioners are accepting fewer new patients each year since state-mandated health insurance went into effect.
The shortage is related to an increase in preventable emergency room visits that cost over $500 million.

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