Health
Primary Care Confronts Its Labor Math
The physician shortage in primary care is no longer a projection. The response taking shape reorganizes who does what, rather than waiting for doctors who are not coming.
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Sunday, August 16th, 2026 105 stories Independent & Reader-Supported
The physician shortage in primary care is no longer a projection. The response taking shape reorganizes who does what, rather than waiting for doctors who are not coming.
Chain closures have moved the access problem into cities, where the affected neighborhoods have transit rather than distance working against them. The economics behind the closures are not local.