Primary Care in Louisiana
Recently, I was co-chairman and moderator for a conference on “Obama Healthcare Reform & Primary Care Medicine.” It was sponsored by the Louisiana University of Medical Sciences, Inc. and was attended by physicians, politicians, business people and laymen. By current estimates, we need 16,000-20,000 primary care physicians (i.e., family practice, ob/gyn and pediatrics) and the American Academy of Family Physicians predicts that the shortage of family doctors will…