Now, the current number of physicians is being overestimated.
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Good. Cut down the number of doctors. Who needs ‘em? Besides it might finally shut up those who have that “all doctors are greedy Flexnerites” fetish.
I should have copyrighted that term when I first thought of it. Oh well. Cutting down the number of providers is exactly what the Flexnerites would want. Fewer providers for an ever increasing demand equates to more compensation for the providers. The anti-Flexnerite (the free market) position would be to increase the number of providers that can legally provide services.
“Flexnerism” (I guess that’s the term’s progression) reached it’s zenith among the dentists:
http://dailybruin.com/news/2007/nov/13/donations-influence-admissions/
Imagine, a million bucks donation to get the kid into an orthodontics residency.
If my dad had a million bucks burning a hole in his pocket I’d say give me the money and forget dental school.
http://dailybruin.com/news/2007/nov/13/donations-influence-admissions/
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