Another driver of the physician shortage:
In the next one to three years, 48 percent of physicians between the ages of 50 and 65 are planning to retire, seek non-clinical jobs, work part-time, close their practices to new patients, and/or significantly reduce the number of patients they see, a new survey indicates . . .. . . “When Baby Boom doctors entered medicine they had control over how they practiced and the fees they charged,” notes Mark Smith, executive vice president of Merritt Hawkins & Associates. “But the rules changed on them in mid-stream and now many are looking for a ticket out.”
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“You really have no idea what the optimal number is or when you would stop threatening shortage.”
You are not getting the idea. The absolute number of physicians is not what is being discussed. Imagine if 50% of all phyusicians were dermatologists. While the absolute number might not indicate a shortage, we’d be very short of many specialties, such as primary care, endocrinology and the like. Primary care is dying. The older docs, who make up 50% of the physician population, plan to retire early. Do you get it now?
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