Physician organizations have expressed concern that minimum health coverage standards to begin in 2014 might not provide sufficient coverage, according to an American Medical News report.
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The largest obstacle facing the healthcare reform law might not be the Supreme Court or an election year, but a meager foundation of primary care physicians, according to a Washington Post report.