Shi & Singh Case Analysis

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According to Shi & Singh, "only 32% of physicians currently practice primary care, much below the recommended minimum of 40%...almost one-quarter of the primary care workforce are 56 or older...and less than one quarter of medical students are choosing primary care" (Shi&Singh, 2015, p.132). Obviously this is a huge issue for the future, as current primary care physicians are aging and there are not enough replacements. This would surely induce an imbalance in the medical field, leading to a further maldistribution in the health care sector. This situation further hurts both patients and hospitals, especially in rural areas where only 9% of physicians practice (Shi&Singh, 2015, p.133). An imbalance also occurs between primary and specialty

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