Medical Billers and Coders

  The state of California is facing an increased shortage of primary care physicians especially – with a rise in the number of the elderly population in the State leading to an increase in health coverage under Federal Health care reforms. Additionally, 30% of primary care physicians in the state are nearing retirement being above 60 or older- the highest percentage in any state. However, compared to the shortage, the State has not significantly increased the number of primary care physicians trained. HHS’s Council on Graduate Medical Education recommends 60 to 80 primary care physicians per 100,000 people to adequately serve a population. Statistics show in fast-growing regions of California such as the Inland Empire there are only 40, whereas in low-income rural communities where care for 25% of patients is paid by Med-Cal, there are only 45 primary care physicians. Even though medical school applications have been high in California, with a high proportion of U.S. medical school