Primary Care Disrupted

With the community’s help, former co-workers came together to fill gaps in care left by the loss of doctors and departments at a Gallup, New Mexico, hospital.

The number of DOs is surging, and more than half of them practice in primary care, including in rural areas hit hard by doctor shortages.

Community paramedicine is expanding nationwide, including in rural areas, as health care providers, insurers, and state governments recognize its potential to improve health and save money.

The Vermont senator sees beefing up the primary care workforce as a critical step in expanding Americans’ access to health care.

Researchers found that, while a University of California medical training program has diversified the system’s pool of medical students, there’s not enough long-term data to know whether graduates return to practice where they’re needed most.