- Posted
- May 26, 2010
PCP shortage looms in rural Ohio
Given the anticipated increase in newly insured Ohioans starting in 2014 because of federal health reform, the current shortage in primary care doctors in rural Ohio is likely to be exacerbated, according to officials at the American Association of Medical Colleges (Source: “Rural Ohio facing doctor shortage,” Mansfield News-Journal, May 24, 2010).
However, the AAMC’s Center for Workforce Studies director Ed Salsberg says he is optimistic that proposals in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will, over time, increase the number of primary care providers in underserved areas of the state.
"I do expect to see that growth, but I do want to be clear that it's going to be a challenge," he said, "and a greater challenge for rural and poorer communities."
However, the AAMC’s Center for Workforce Studies director Ed Salsberg says he is optimistic that proposals in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will, over time, increase the number of primary care providers in underserved areas of the state.
"I do expect to see that growth, but I do want to be clear that it's going to be a challenge," he said, "and a greater challenge for rural and poorer communities."
