The Washington Post (9/2, Humphreys) “Wonkblog” reported that despite efforts to make healthcare more accessible to Americans over the last decade, research indicates even those with healthcare coverage have trouble finding psychiatrists.
A study led found that from 2003 to 2013, “adult primary-care physicians increased by 9.5 percent and the number of neurologists increased by 35.7 percent,” but the number of psychiatrists fell by 0.2 percent. Another study conducted by the same researchers revealed that most physicians accept private and public insurance, but just 50 percent of psychiatrists do so.
The article said this is due to the fact that psychiatrists “are much in demand and can therefore often keep their practices full on a cash-only basis.”
Related Links:
— “The troubling reason it’s so hard to find a psychiatrist in the United States,” Keith Humphreys, Washington Post, September 2, 2016.