To combat this looming shortage, News-Medical provides four key ways to increase the number of PCPS spanning the nation.
1. Truncate the income gap between PCPs and specialists.
2. Improve PCPs’ work life.
3. Expand general practitioner training programs.
4. Up funding for primary care training.
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