Physician Supply and the Affordable Care Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities.

Health insurance.

Labor.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines dimensions of physician supply, including size, composition, and geographic distribution of physician population. Discusses current and future concerns regarding physician supply impact of P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which makes various changes to physician training, compensation, and practice. Considers impact of workforce planning activities included in PPACA that may affect all three dimensions of physician supply.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Physician Supply and the Affordable Care Act

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