Posts Tagged ‘California doctor shortage’
State Lacks Doctors to Meet Demand of National Healthcare Law
Some lawmakers want to fill the gap by redefining who can provide healthcare and are working on proposals that would enable physician assistants, nurse practitioners, optometrists and pharmacists to diagnose, treat and manage some illnesses. They are working on proposals that would allow physician assistants to treat more patients and nurse [...]
Primary Care Doctors Growing Scarce
Even without the Affordable Care Act, a worsening doctor shortage had been forecast as the state's and nation's population ages and grows, and as a generation of older doctors retires. But by mandating that individuals have insurance and expanding Medicaid, the law will extend coverage to an additional 30 million Americans and place a greater [...]
California’s Doctor Shortage to Worsen Under Health Mandate
California already rates below average in the number of doctors per capita. But the state - rural counties in particular - will face additional headwinds as health reform slashes the ranks of its 7 million uninsured. "The Affordable Care Act will add hundreds of thousands of people to the rolls of the insured. That's good," said Dr. G. Richard [...]
California’s Doctor Shortage Obstacle to Health Reform
While the Supreme Court debates the constitutionality of the health care reform law, California lawmakers are addressing another challenge to universal access: a shortage of doctors in the state. In addition to a shortage of primary care physicians overall, there's also a distribution problem, with shortages of physicians being reported in rural [...]
