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Medicine’s Patricia Thomas and Weatherhead School’s J.B. Silvers explain potential impact of doctor shortage

Doctor shortage to worsen, patients could pay more for fewer options

The Plain DealerPatricia Thomas, the Amasa B. Ford Professor of Geriatrics, explained the potential consequences a shortage of primary care physicians could have, and how medical schools can help bridge the gap. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, weighed in on how the difference in pay between those in primary care and those in specialties contributes to the problem.