NEWS: Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, May 30, 2008
Healthcare reform in Massachusetts has increased the number of newly insured patients in the state, and the demand for care has gone up as a result, the Boston Globe reports.
The trend, along with a longstanding shortage of primary-care physicians, is creating a real crunch for community clinics, say advocates of healthcare reform and medical professionals.
Critics have said healthcare reform should not have been attempted without first addressing the workforce shortages, but state officials and healthcare advocates are starting to address the problem of recruitment.
The state Legislature has taken up a bill, for example, which includes a clause aimed at establishing a primary-care recruitment center in the state.
To read the full story in the Boston Globe, click here.
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