1. Introduction
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was
passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 2010 by President
Barack Obama. This Act is expected to significantly lower health care
costs and extend coverage to millions of U.S. citizens (Public Law,
2010). While this is a major legislative accomplishment in addressing
healthcare costs, a national shortage of primary care physicians
coupled with an increasingly aging and chronically ill population will
require an extended pool of clinicians qualified to meet the public's
complex needs (AARP, 2009; Anderson & Horvath, 2004; Sataline &
Wang, 2010; Wagner, 2001).
1. IntroductionThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) waspassed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 2010 by PresidentBarack Obama. This Act is expected to significantly lower health carecosts and extend coverage to millions of U.S. citizens (Public Law,2010). While this is a major legislative accomplishment in addressinghealthcare costs, a national shortage of primary care physicianscoupled with an increasingly aging and chronically ill population willrequire an extended pool of clinicians qualified to meet the public'scomplex needs (AARP, 2009; Anderson & Horvath, 2004; Sataline &Wang, 2010; Wagner, 2001).
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