Psychiatry In Crisis: Impacts on Primary Care, Patient Safety and Public Healthcare Policy
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There is a general shortage of healthcare providers, ranging from physicians to physical therapists. These shortages will reach crisis levels when more than 30 million people are mandated in 2103 to acquire healthcare insurance and are added to pool of prospective patients. Even now, absent those more than 30 million, it is difficult to schedule an appointment with a primary care provider. Thus, healthcare reform will not and cannot guarantee access to care or to timely medical care. This holds true particularly in locations where physicians are in short supply, are not accepting new patients, or where physicians reject certain types of medical insurance, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
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