The Ending of the Physician Era. Begin the Age of the APP.

Physicians are in short supply. They are costly. Is the APP the answer to the CMO's workforce and budget challenges?

Welcome to our July 2024 cover story. Each month, our editors will be taking a deep dive into the topics that matter most to you in our cover story series. From ways to win the payer/provider war to AI governance, we have a lot of stories up our sleeves this year.

So, what did our team look into this month? Well, it’s time for physician leaders to say the unspoken part out loud: There will never be enough physicians. And even if you can find them and keep them, you can’t pay them all.

The AAMC estimates that in the next 12 years, the U.S. will be 86,000 physicians short, with more than half of those being primary care physicians. The future is a zero sum game, where the clinical need of an aging population runs up against falling numbers of physicians.

Read it here.