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% of primary care need met — HRSA 2025
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Nearly 92 million Americans live in a primary care shortage area. The math has not changed in a generation.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, Designated HPSA Statistics, Dec 31 2025 (via Becker's Hospital Review, Jan 2026).
Figures represent primary care physician need only; does not include nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Education, not legal or financial advice.