“Experts warn there won’t be enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.” (Wall Street Journal, Tuesday)
And that’s before Obamacare.
FEE Timely Classic:
“Is There Really a Doctor Shortage? (1956)” by Dr. Gordon B. Leitch