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Will More Physicians Improve the Health of Patients? (David Goodman)

Dr. Goodman answers the question posed in the title of his presentation, namely "Will More Physicians Improve the Health of Patients?" 

Speaker:

David C. Goodman, M.D., M.S., professor of pediatrics and of health policy; director, Center for Health Policy Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; Co-PI, Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare

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Panel description:

A panel of experts examines the origins of the growing physician shortage and how the dearth of doctors is affecting health care delivery and health care reform. From expertise in research on the availability of physicians to day-to-day recruiting and educating doctors, the speakers will provide insight in the future of a key component in health care decisions.