Here are seven cities losing physicians:
1. Jacksonville, N.C.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 17.9 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 30.2
2. Kingston, N.Y.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 14.7 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 64.1
3. Midland, Texas.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 14.2 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 38.1
4. Cheyenne, Wyo.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 12.2 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 65.6
5. Morristown, Tenn.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 10.8 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 55.5
6. Brunswick: Ga.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 10.3 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 43
7. Kankakee, Ill.
Rate decrease in PCPs from 2010-2013: 10.2 percent
PCPs per 100,000 residents: 42.8
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