Physician distribution and access: workforce priorities.
Most Primary Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) exceed federal population-to-physician designation criteria, yet struggle to maintain access to primary care physicians. Policy options for recruiting and retaining primary care physicians to HPSAs, and new HPSA criteria that support access to primary care practices, should be considered.
Zhang
Xingyou
X
Phillips
Robert L
RL
Bazemore
Andrew W
AW
Dodoo
Martey S
MS
Petterson
Stephen M
SM
Xierali
Imam
I
Green
Larry A
LA
D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States