Seniors Fare Better Where Doctors Are

NY Times article entitled: "Patterns: Seniors Fare Better Where Doctors Are" explores recent research that reveals when older adults live within high concentration of Primary Care doctors (PCP's), they have lower death rates and are less likely to be hospitalized for illnesses that can be managed outside the hospital setting. What factors play into this finding? How could groups other than just older adults benefit from the results of this research? How do we get doctors to go into primary care settings, when the reimbursement levels continue to decline (even as malpractice rates and business costs increase?).