Fix the primary care shortage before it’s a crisis

Fix the primary care shortage before it’s a crisis

Georgia’s primary care physician shortage is dire and only getting worse. The state has only 200 physicians for every 100,000 people. That ratio makes it 39th in the nation. (Some states have ratios as high as 350 per 100,000.) This shortage is a direct result of the Congressional Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which froze…