Americans who need to see a neurologist may face longer wait times or have more difficulty finding one, reported a new study published in the April 17, 2013, online issue ofNeurology®, the medical journal of theAmerican Academy of Neurology(AAN). The findings are being released as nearly 150 neurologists will meet on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, April 23 to encourage Congress to protect patients’ access to neurologists.
“We want Congress to act now to help alleviate this shortage,” said Timothy A. Pedley, MD, FAAN, president of the AAN, the world’s largest association of neurologists. “Neurologists are the physicians best suited to care for the one in six people currently affected by neurologic disease. It is therefore vital that they have access to neurologists who are specially trained in treating brain diseases.”
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