Medicare, Graduate Medical Education, and New Policy Directions
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 6 August 2008
John K. Iglehart
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In the context of the concerns of many experts about a looming shortage of physicians, the author discusses policy proposals to increase federal support for graduate medical education and to expand the supply of primary care physicians.
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In the context of the concerns of many experts about a looming shortage of physicians, the author discusses policy proposals to increase federal support for graduate medical education and to expand the supply of primary care physicians.
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Economics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth Professions
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