The number of Americans who have a primary care doctor is shrinking -- with potential consequences for their health, researchers say.
Their new study found that in 2015, an estimated 75% of Americans had a primary care provider -- down from 77% in 2002. The declines were most pronounced among people under 60: For Americans in their 30s, for example, the figure dropped from 71% to 64%.
The study, published Dec. 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine, could not dig into the reasons.
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December 17, 2019
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