Obama Administration Aims To Boost Physician Supply
The Obama administration is taking steps to address a nationwide shortage of physicians to help meet the needs of an aging population and millions of uninsured people who would receive health insurance under proposals President Obama supports. Ideas under consideration would specifically address a shortage of primary care physicians.
"Shortage of Doctors Proves Obstacle to Obama Goals" (Pear, New York Times, 4/26).
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