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Saturday May 18th 2013

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Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law

In the Inland Empire, President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not necessarily translate into care: Local health experts doubt there will be enough doctors to meet the area’s needs. There are not enough now. Other places around the country, including the Mississippi Delta, Detroit and suburban Phoenix, face similar problems according to a recent report in the New York Times.