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. 2026 Mar 1;186(3):378-379.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.7465.

Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits

Katherine Majzoub Morgan  1   2 , René Karadakic  3 , Michael L Barnett  1   4
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Primary Care Clinicians Available for New Patient Visits

Katherine Majzoub Morgan et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
No abstract available

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This cross-sectional study examines changes in the numbers of primary care physicians and primary care advanced practice practitioners available for new patient primary care visits.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Karadakic reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Aging during the conduct of the study. Dr Barnett reported receiving personal fees from the Department of Health Care Services, State of California, outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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