Medical lobbies capped how many doctors get trained — every year since the '90s. California is short 10,500 primary care doctors. Sign the initiative and force them to open more seats.
The bottleneck isn't talent — it's time. Traditional primary-care training can take 7+ years. Our initiative creates a scope-limited primary-care pathway, allowing qualified clinicians to train in 5 of the 10 most common conditions, complete their training in 12–18 months, and begin practicing within a defined scope. Treat the five you're trained for. Refer everything else.
Bachelor's degree (4 yrs) · 5 conditions · 5 targeted board exams · 12–18 months focused training · Practicing in ~5.5 years total — vs. 11+ years the traditional route
Doctors4Everyone is a California legislative initiative led by Dr. Kumara Prathipati — a primary care physician who watched his patients skip care they couldn't afford, end up in the ER for problems that should have cost $35, and go into debt for bills they never saw coming.
The shortage of primary care doctors in California isn't bad luck. It's policy. A 1990s federal cap on medical residency slots — lobbied for by groups that profit from keeping supply scarce — still controls how many physicians get licensed every year. We're 10,500 doctors short. And nothing changes until legislators are forced to act.
That's what this initiative does. 100,000 signatures go to California's 80 Assembly members and 40 state senators — enough to pressure the medical board to open more residency seats, license more doctors, and make same-day, $35–$50 cash primary care a reality for every Californian.
Some leaders are stepping up. Others are staying silent while their constituents can't afford a doctor. We're keeping track — and so are 100,000 Californians.
Doctors4Everyone isn't just a cause — it's a structural fix to a problem your company already pays for. We're looking for leaders who want to own the outcome.
Your company's group health premiums are a direct function of how your employees use the healthcare system. When a worker can't get a same-day primary care appointment, they delay care, conditions worsen, and they end up in the ER — at 40× the cost of a primary care visit. That cost rolls back into your renewal rates every year.
Doctors4Everyone's initiative forces California legislators to break the federal cap on medical residency slots — the bottleneck that keeps primary care doctors artificially scarce. More doctors means same-day appointments at $35–$50 cash. Healthier employees. Fewer ER claims. Lower premiums. The ROI is structural and lasting — not a one-year CSR line item.
Supporting this initiative costs your company nothing in operational changes. It costs a fraction of what a single avoidable hospitalization costs. And when this passes, your brand gets to say it helped make it happen.
"The doctor shortage in California wasn't an accident. It was engineered. We're asking California's business leaders to help us undo it — and to own the outcome when we do."
— Dr. Kumara Prathipati, Doctors4EveryoneSince the 1990s, a federal cap on medical residency slots — backed by groups that profit from artificial scarcity — has kept the number of licensed primary care physicians artificially low. California alone is short 10,500 primary care providers. The people paying the price are working Californians who can't get a same-day appointment and end up in the ER.
This legislative initiatives 100,000 signatures to California's 80 Assembly members and 40 state senators — enough pressure to force the medical board to open more residency seats. That's 5,000+ new licensed primary care doctors. Same-day visits at $35–$50 cash. No insurance required. No one turned away.
When this passes, the organizations that backed it will have a permanent, verifiable claim: we helped change California's healthcare system. Not a logo on a tote bag. Not a press release. A structural outcome that outlasts any marketing campaign you'll ever run. We're inviting a small number of forward-thinking companies to be part of that story.
For $25,000+ contributions and strategic partnerships, Dr. Kumara Prathipati wants to speak with you personally — about the initiative, your company's role, and what recognition looks like at the founding level.