Thursday, May 15, 2008
The candidates aren't addressing the physician shortage
Well, it's actually the generalist physician shortage.That's a profoundly troubling oversight, as any attempt to cover the uninsured will stretch the already strained primary care system.
This survey suggests that some physicians may quit if universal coverage is enacted:
Some 20 percent of doctors say they will quit practicing medicine if universal health-care insurance coverage is implemented under the next president . . .
. . . Among nearly 1,400 doctors who answered the survey, 63 percent said they would 'continue practicing like they do today,' 11 percent would change occupations and 9 percent said they would retire.
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Talk is free. What will people actually do? We will only know if the contingency develops.
I have a few alternatives not just on the burner but with groundwork laid. I do not intend to be any ones slave.
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I have a few alternatives not just on the burner but with groundwork laid. I do not intend to be any ones slave.
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