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From the Executive Director

Atul Grover

“Theoretically, we can come close to eliminating our nation’s primary care shortage — but only if that workforce is efficiently and effectively located and utilized.”

Executive Director Atul Grover, MD, PhD

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Why Market Power Matters for Patients, Insurers, and Hospitals - Explainer Video

Atul Grover, MD, PhD, explains consolidation in the U.S. health care system, and why comparing market share of both health systems and insurers is necessary.

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Recent Publications

A Closer Look
New Workforce Model Suggests Continued Physician Shortages in Nonprimary Care Specialties

Developed by the AAMC and RAND, the new workforce projections model can account for the shifting roles of nonphysicians and its impacts on future shortages.

Nov. 13, 2024
Figure 2. Projected Need, Demand, Utilization, and Supply for Primary and Specialty Care - Baseline
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Chang(ing) Health Care: Bigger May Not Be Better, Just Necessary

Atul Grover, MD, PhD, and Jonathan Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, discuss misrepresentations of health system consolidation and why provider adaption is crucial.

Nov. 1, 2024
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Narrowing the Gap: The Burden of Alcohol, Drugs, and Firearms on U.S. Life Expectancy

An analysis of the impact on national life expectancy from three preventable causes of death highlights opportunities to add years of life for Americans.

Oct. 2, 2024
Death rates by cause of death.

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