title: Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children.
abstract: Despite continued growth of the primary care workforce, profound maldistribution persists among providers available for the care of children. Family physicians (FPs) spend, on average, approximately 10% of their total practice time caring for children; however, given that, among physician specialties, FPs are geographically distributed most evenly across the US population, the self-reported decline in the share of FPs caring for children should be disturbing to policymakers, especially with the looming insurance expansion in 2014.
authors.affiliation: Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bazemore
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Makaroff
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Puffer
authors.forename: Parwen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parhat
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Imam M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Xierali
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rinaldo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce