Topic: Healthcare shortage area

What steps can policymakers take to address this physician shortage?

Since it takes years to educate and train a physician, what steps can policymakers take to try and address this physician shortage?

11Alive interviewed Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson during their recent series on potential Medicaid expansion in Georgia.

Full practice authority for nurse practitioners and physician assistants improves healthcare access, outcomes and cost.

One possible solution for Georgia's growing disparity in healthcare access is allowing full practice authority for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.