Association of Primary Care Physician Supply With Population Mortality in the United States, 2005-2015

Importance

Recent US health care reforms incentivize improved population health outcomes and primary care functions. It remains unclear how much improving primary care physician supply can improve population health, independent of other health care and socioeconomic factors.

Objectives

To identify primary care physician supply changes across US counties from 2005-2015 and associations between such changes and population...