Even though Massachusetts has had the highest physician concentration, there have been reports of physician shortages in that state due to its expansion of health coverage, suggesting that federal expansion of coverage in health reform legislation could lead to serious physician shortages.
The report said the national average in 2008 was 254.5 active physicians per 100,000 people, and nearly one-fourth of these physicians were age 60 or older.
Read the Association of American Medical Colleges’ report on physician supply (pdf).
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