Can’t Find a Doctor? Obamacare Will Only Make It Worse
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Under the headline “Doctor shortage looms as primary care loses its pull”, USA Today reports:
Considering it takes 10 to 11 years to educate a doctor, the drying up of the pipeline is a big concern to health-care experts. The AAFP is predicting a shortage of 40,000 family physicians in 2020, when the demand is expected to spike. The U.S. health care system has about 100,000 family physicians and will need 139,531 in 10 years. The current environment is attracting only half the number needed to meet the demand
At the heart of the rising demands on primary-care physicians will be the 78 million Baby Boomers (more…)