Marie J. French reports in the Albany Business Review that northeastern New York lost 12 percent of its doctors in 2015, with a shortage of medical help. According to a 2015 survey of hospitals and health systems by the Hospital Association of New York State, 27 percent of hospitals are looking to fill positions. A shortage of primary care physicians may make it harder for the state's Medicaid program to reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations, according to the HANYS physician shortage report. Read the full story in the Albany Business Review.