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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Diminishing Workforce: Primary care clinician shortages worsen access to care The number of primary care clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs), decreased from 105.7 Oregon also ranks highest in primary care spending for Medicaid (8.2%) and Medicare (6.4%).

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Physician Felons: How to Stay Out of Prison

Pamela Wible MD

Matt – Internist, Ohio When their main doctor left, Matt stepped up to help a friend working at a local detox center by performing exams and continuing Suboxone for opioid-dependent patients—assuming a physician with a DEA waiver had initiated treatment. government convicted him for distributing controlled substances.