Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/25/coronavirus-family-doctors-face-pay-cuts-furloughs-and-supply-shortages.html
Many primary-care practices were already operating on tight budgets, and the pandemic now threatens to push some of them out of business entirely.

Many people are simply avoiding the doctor because they fear catching Covid-19 if they need treatment at a hospital
 

Some 51% of primary-care providers are uncertain about their financial future over the next four weeks, and 42% have either laid off or furloughed staff, according to a survey of 2,700 practices across the U.S. by the nonprofit Primary Care Collaborative and Larry A. Green Center. In addition, 13% predict closure within the next month. 

 

[Anta Assamey]

Yes healthcare is impacted ....