PRIMARY CARE: State considers help for more medical students; paying physicians to move north.
By ROSEMARY SHINOHARA
Citing a continuing shortage of primary care doctors in Alaska, a state commission recommends the state spend considerably more money to train new doctors and lure more already-qualified doctors to the state.
Exactly how many primary care physicians Alaska needs isn’t clear, but it’s certain we need more, said Dr. Ward Hurlburt, chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and chair of the Alaska Health Care Commission, which made the recommendations. Read More…
