Econ Comments & Analysis
Real Clear Markets | Obamacare and Doctor Shortages: A Bad Situation Worsens
With the implementation of the 2,800 page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Affordable Care Act"), the projected access of 34 million additional Americans to health insurance, along with the growth in both the general and aging population, is placing greater emphasis on the need for an increase in the number of primary care physicians ("PCPs").