PURPOSE The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid-related deaths driven by
excessive prescribing of opioids, misuse of prescription drugs, and increased use of heroin. …

ContextThe US government is expanding the capacity of community health centers (CHCs)
to provide care to underserved populations.ObjectiveTo examine the status of workforce …

Many rural Americans have limited access to health care. This problem stems from 2
characteristics of the health care system: the many Americans without health care insurance and …

Hospital discharge data from 33 rural hospital service areas in Washington State were
categorized by the extent to which patients left their local communities for obstetrical services. …

PURPOSE Despite the efficacy of buprenorphine-naloxone for the treatment of opioid use
disorders, few physicians in Washington State use this clinical tool. To address the acute need …

Hypothesis The overall supply of general surgeons per 100 000 population has declined in
the past 2 decades, and small and isolated rural areas of the United States continue to have …

Purpose To examine the hypothesis that medical students' rising total educational debt is
one of the factors that explains the recent decline in students' interest in family medicine and …

Objective. —To examine the hypothesis that medical schools vary systematically and predictably
in the proportion of their graduates who enter rural practice. Design. —The December …

Context.—Despite increased emphasis on primary care in the United States, most care
continues to be provided by specialists. The extent to which specialists incorporate elements of …

Objective: To compare health maintenance procedure rates of Medicare patients with
different levels of disability. Study Design: Observational study analyzing data from the 1995 …