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When there is no doctor: Reasons for the disappearance of primary care physicians in the US during the early 21st century
Social Science & Medicine, 10/14/08
McKinlay J et al. - Seven reasons for the probable disappearance of primary care doctoring are identified. The most important reason is medicine's loss of state sponsorship: the U.S. state has shifted from a pluralistic orientation to a New Right approach. With less state protection medicine has become even more attractive for private interests. By 2025, many everyday illnesses in the U.S. will be managed via the Internet or by non-physician clinicians working out of retail clinics.
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