BY THE NUMBERS

2021-09-11 - Sources: American Medical Association, Center for Studying Health System Change

■ 21: Percent of physicians in 2004-05 who said their practices were closed to new Medicaid patients

■ 3.4: Percent of physicians who said their practices were closed to new Medicare patients

■ 4.3: Percent who said they were not accepting any new patients, including the privately insured

■ 45: Percent of physicians this year who said they will stop accepting or reduce the number of new patients they accept if Medicare payments are cut