Florida Panhandle Nurse Practitioner Coalition

Nurse practitioners can help fill Florida’s primary care gap

Posted almost 11 years ago by Stanley F Whittaker

Florida has a primary care physician shortage. Fewer than half of Florida physicians accept Medicaid, and nearly half of Florida physicians will reach retirement age over the next 10 years.

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