well i think it’s absolutely an issue whether or not we had a new health care law pass or not which is why the president made sure that it’s part of the initial recovery act bill. we looked out for the work force of the future the health care work force and there was additional money put in so we can double the number of doctors whose medical loans will be paid off if they actually come into family medicine and serve in an under-served area which is why there will be more scholarship money for nurses and nurse practitioners for mental health technicians. the affordable care act the health care reform law that was passed increases that number. so we are really looking for ways to make sure that there are accessible docs. …if we are going to shift from a sickness system to a real health and wellness system primary care docs will be more in demand not waiting until you need a specialist in a hospital but hopefully getting to the illness in the first place keeping people healthy. so we’re also changing the payment rate for primary care docs. right now specialists can make a lot more money and medicare is updating the amount of money that will be paid to family practice docs to gerontologists and to others who deal with people to keep them healthy in the first place.
is the shortage of family doctors going to be an issue because of the affordable care act? . some people worry about longer waits to see their primary care physician.