Shortage of primary care providers in US healthcare system
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Shortage of Primary Care Providers in US
In 2006, the American College of Physicians (2009) cautioned of an eminent collapse of primary care in the United States, which is the cornerstone of the country’s healthcare delivery system. Primary care is the basis of the American healthcare system, and shortage of the primary care providers was highlighted as the major cause of the collapse (ACP, 2008). Various factors have been attributed to the collapse of the primary care in the country, and they include a decline in number of young healthcare professionals joining primary care and a high rate of attrition of primary care providers from the practice. The shortage of primary care providers is occurring at a time when the demand for primary healthcare services is on an upward trajectory in the country due to various factors, including an increasing prevalence of chronic disorders in the population....