Karen Brown

Journalist

Primary Care Shortage Under Spotlight

Aired on WFCR Dec. 4, 2008

Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequence: A sudden demand for primary care doctors has outpaced the supply. 

Kaiser Media Fellow Karen Brown reports.

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To listen to the national version of this story, which aired on NPR’s All Things Considered, November 30, 2008, click here

Reporter’s Note: One of the people interviewed for this story, Kamela Kristara, has updated me with her health status. She says her neurologist determined she has not had any seizures or strokes.

Northampton Doctor Dan Levy left primary care for medical administration.
Holyoke Health Center's Dr. Jacqueline Spain