KFF Health News Apr 16 2025 Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment. "You'd call and you’re talking about weeks to a month," Andrews said. That's not surprising, as many workplace surveys show the supply of primary care doctors has fallen well below the demand, especially in rural areas such as