TY  - JOUR
T1  - DEclines in physician acceptance of medicare and private coverage
AU  - Bishop TF, Federman AD, Keyhani S
Y1  - 2011/06/27
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.251
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1117
EP  - 1119
VL  - 171
IS  - 12
N2  - 
A number of articles in the lay and medical press report a decline in the number of physicians who accept patients with Medicare1- 3; however, to our knowledge, recent trends in acceptance of different types of insurance have not been examined. Using data from a national survey of physicians, we examined trends in physician acceptance of different types of insurance and self-pay patients. Understanding these trends can help inform policy makers of potential access problems, particularly given the shortages in primary care, an aging population, growing prevalence of chronic disease, and insurance expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.4- 6

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.251
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.251
ER  -