If it feels like there is a shortage of primary care doctors, experts confirm that’s exactly the case and it’s only expected to worsen.
The primary care physician workforce has gradually been getting older and many doctors are nearing retirement age, Phillips says. At the same time, the overall U.S. population is also getting older — with more people over 65 living in the U.S. than kids by 2034, according to the“Due to the nature of the work, and especially to the extent it’s been worsened by COVID, it has led to more retirements and earlier retirements as well,” he notes.
“It does translate into better life expectancy over the long term,” he adds. “ are generally more likely to get their evidence-based screenings done like colonoscopies and mammograms — things that have been shown to prolong life.”If your doctor is retiring, ask the practice to assign you to another doctor in the same office. They’re not obligated to place you and the other doctors may not have the capacity to absorb all patients, but it’s a possibility.
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