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Physician shortage in the United States

These measurements of healthcare service levels for specific areas of the U.S. came out in June 2020 through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Concerns of both a current and future shortage of medical doctors due to the supply and demand for physicians in the United States have come from multiple entities including professional bodies such as the American Medical Association (AMA).[1] The subject has been analyzed as well by the American news media in publications such as Forbes,[2] The Nation,[3] and Newsweek.[4] In the 2010s, a study released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) titled The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections From 2019 to 2034 specifically projected a shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 individuals within the following two decades, approximately.[1]

Healthcare in America itself may deteriorate for certain communities due to such trends, particularly in terms of the lack of access to specialty services in rural locations.[1] In particular, a September 2022 report from the University of Hawaiʻi System found that the collection of islands faces "a severe physician shortage".[5] A piece published that same month by Spectrum News 1 - Ohio described the Midwestern state as featuring a shortage "that's expected to hit rural areas the hardest."[6] Mechanisms of structural inequality in the U.S. affect its national health due to past and current discrimination, particularly efforts to set people apart based on Americans' racial identities.[7]

In the broader context of health across the globe, worries over a doctor shortage have occurred in multiple countries besides the U.S. For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) found in 2006 that "an estimated shortage of almost 4.3 million doctors, midwives, nurses and support workers [exists] worldwide".[8]

  1. ^ a b c Robeznieks, Andis (June 1, 2022). "To overcome doctor shortage, get rid of obstacles to primary care". AMA-ASSN.org. American Medical Association. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Japsen, Bruce (December 17, 2021). "To Address Doctor Shortage, U.S. To Pay For 1,000 New Residencies". Forbes. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eric was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Carmichael, Mary (February 25, 2010). "Primary-Care Doctor Shortage Hurts Our Health". Newsweek. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hawaii was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ohio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gaskin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "The World Health Report 2006". WHO.int. World Health Organization. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-12-02. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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