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Geographic deserts, provider shortages, and the supply of care — who can reach a clinician, and who cannot.

• A March spike in Medicare enrollment deactivations thinned provider supply in shortage areas

  PECOS recorded an unusual cluster of enrollment deactivations in March 2026. Mapped against HRSA shortage designations, the deactivations fell hardest in places that could least absorb them.

  2026-04-28 · 6 min