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NJ Faces Serious Doctor Shortage by 2020

A newly released study warns of a potentially serious shortage of doctors in New Jersey over the next decade, if something isn’t done about it now.

And that something includes an increase in state money to allow more medical students to intern -- and later practice -- in the state.

A task force formed by New Jersey’s Council of Teaching Hospitals spent more than two years looking into the medical needs of the state and the availability of physicians to provide it.

Council president Dr. Richard Goldstein suggests that the numbers, at this point, don’t look good:

"If nothing else changes, by 2020 there will be a shortfall of over 2,800 physicians in the state. That’s broken down into some 1,000 primary-care physicians and 1,800 specialists."

The task force makes several recommendations, starting with formation of a group to coordinate the effort to get more residency positions made available. But that takes money -- perhaps the money by the state last year, to be paired with federal dollars that are now available.

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State assemblywoman Patricia Lampitt of Cherry Hill admits it's a tough sell, given the current economy:

"Unfortunately, there was an $8-million cut (by the state). We’re not walking the walk and talking the talk here in the state of New Jersey."

And then there is tort reform and regulatory changes that would make the state more attractive for doctors to practice in New Jersey in the first place. Currently, about half the doctors trained in New Jersey remain there to practice.

Author: KYW Newsradio 1060

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