"Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called 'the salad bowl of the world.'
Reddy can’t match the salaries offered by larger health systems — a difficulty compounded by a widespread shortage of primary care doctors."
KFF Health NewsCalifornia’s Primary Care Shortage Persists Despite Ambitious Moves To Close Gap - KFF Health NewsThe state has in recent years embraced several initiatives recommended in an influential health care workforce report, including alternative payment arrangements for primary care doctors to earn more. Despite increasing residency programs, student debt forgiveness, and tuition-free medical school, California is unlikely to meet patient demand, observers say.
