Table 2. Percent of solo-practice physicians participating in Medicaid, by year, specialty, and definition of participation (patient minimums): California, 1974-78.
Specialty and patient minimum per quarter | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
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Primary care | Percent | ||||
1 | 69.7 | 73.9 | 72.1 | 71.3 | 68.9 |
10 | 47.6 | 52.0 | 50.4 | 52.1 | 48.7 |
20 | 35.4 | 39.7 | 38.3 | 40.2 | 38.4 |
Surgery | |||||
1 | 74.4 | 80.6 | 77.9 | 75.7 | 73.9 |
10 | 43.9 | 52.3 | 48.9 | 50.4 | 47.4 |
20 | 27.1 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 33.3 | 31.3 |