[Verified Answer]: Including general internists and general…

Including general internists and general practitioners, the total supply of generalists amounts to approximately 1/3 of all physicians in the United States, a number well below the 50% or more found in the UK (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014). To help correct the lack of PCPs in the United States there has been: An increase in the number of hospitals in rural areas There is now a 4-year nursing degree Physician Assistants and Advance Practice Nurses practice in primary care Patients access additional information from the internet