United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-10-31 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-124 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124 P0b002ee180395ef0 f:d04124 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124 GAO-04-124 Physicians Labor supply Labor force Labor statistics Statistical data Other Written Product A08808 Through a variety of programs, the federal government supports the training of physicians and encourages physicians to work in underserved areas or pursue primary care specialties. GAO was asked to provide information on the physician supply and the generalist and specialist mix of that supply in the United States and the changes in and geographic distribution of physician supply in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. To address these objectives, GAO analyzed data on physician supply and geographic distribution from 1991 and 2001. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124.pdf GAO-04-124 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-124 Other Written Product GAO-04-124; Physician Workforce: Physician Supply Increased in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas but Geographic Disparities Persisted; Physicians Labor supply Labor force Labor statistics Statistical data Volume 58 Page 682 58 Stat. 682