Primary Care Physicians: Managing Supply in Canada, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
HEHS-94-111
Published: May 18, 1994. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the methods other countries use to manage their physician supply and specialty distribution, focusing on how other countries: (1) ensure that they have an adequate supply of primary care physicians; and (2) encourage physicians to practice medicine in medically underserved areas.
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