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Physician Shortage White Paper - Cigna

There has been more than a decade-long debate regarding whether there will be a significant shortage of physicians. Despite a moderately increasing pipeline of new physicians, there is a perceived shortage by both consumers and physicians. Twenty percent of individuals report difficulty accessing primary care as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs), 1 and 80% of physicians believe they are at capacity or over-extended.2 Several factors are contributing to physician shortage projections, including variable supply and demand for health care services by geography and specialty and a growing, aging, and increasingly ailing population that is amplifying the demand for care.

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