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CHICAGO – With one out of four U.S. doctors older than 65, the American Medical Association adopted a plan Monday to help decide when it’s time for aging senior physicians to hang up the stethoscope.
The average age of physicians is on the rise: According to the American Medical Association, about 42 percent of the nation’s physicians are more than 55 years old and 21 percent are older than 65.