The study said California will be short about 4,700 primary care clinicians in 2025 and about 4,100 primary care clinicians in 2030. In the report, the authors noted that California’s population is aging faster than any other state, with a projected increase of more than 1 million residents by midcentury.
The study said California will be short about 4,700 primary care clinicians in 2025 and about 4,100 primary care clinicians in 2030. Healthforce Research faculty member Janet Coffman said the result of a primary care clinician shortage is that more Californians will visit emergency rooms for basic care, such asthma, ear infections and flu because there won’t be enough primary care clinicians.