FROM THE FOUNDATION

All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Doctors and Nurses

Monday, December 06, 2010

Concerns Mount Regarding Aging of Physician Population

Between 27,000 and 28,000 of California's roughly 90,000 physicians are older than age 60, the highest percentage of doctors approaching retirement age in the U.S., according to Atul Grover, chief advocacy officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges. In Shasta County, more than 60% of physicians are older than 50. Members of the medical community are concerned that there will not be an adequate number of physicians to treat an aging baby boomer population or care for an expected influx of insured patients under the health reform law.



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