By EMANUEL SARKEES Most people assume that when they need a doctor, a doctor will be available. That assumption is getting harder to hold onto. Right now, more than 83 million Americans live in highlighted Health Professional Shortage Areas, which is the government’s official notice that where they live does not have enough physicians to meet basic healthcare demand. That is not a projection of something yet to come. It is the situation today, and the numbers are moving in the wrong direction. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects the United States will face a shorta...
America Is Running Out of Doctors
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Sep 13, 2026 • 1 day ago
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