The stories looked at the availability and practice patterns of primary care physicians and other front-line caregivers and linked the supply of care to death rates for various conditions in each county. The stories underscore that the claimed number of primary care doctors overstates the supply, with many doctors limiting the size or patient pool of their practice, even as other providers, such as nurse practitioners and community health centers, attempt to fill the gaps.
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