By Christine McConville Monday, October 6, 2008 - Added 48m ago When it comes to specialized medicine, patient demand outstrips supply, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society’s latest review of the physician work force. The study shows that in 12 different medical fields - ranging from oncology to family medicine - Massachusetts doesn’t have enough doctors to meet the public’s growing needs. And this, coupled with the success of the state’s health-care reform act, which led to 440,000 more Massachusetts residents having insurance, means more people will have to wait longer for certain medical care. “The success of health care reform in insuring hundreds of thousands more people is a great step forward,” said medical society president Bruce Auerbach. “But it has put enormous pressure on primary care, and we now know...
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