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March 2008 Monthly Archive
Shortage of Geriatric Physicians Grows
The US doesn’t have enough Geratricians. Currently, there about 7,000 Geriatricians practicing in the US. And the shortage is getting worse, because our medical schools and teaching hospitals are training one or two geriatricians for every nine specialists in higher paying specialties like cardiology or orthopedic surgery, Geriatricians make less money because their patients are on Medicare and their services are reimbursed a lower rate than private insurance patients. Additionally, the treatment of the elderly is less attractive to young... read more
Posted by Phil Daigle on March 13, 2008 2:08 PM
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