We have been watching the "Obamacare" health care debacle unfold before our eyes. Not much we can do about it, but it bothers me to think of the changes that will continue to come. It is difficult to get doctors into the less desirable areas as it is.
This article addresses reasons for the prediction of shortages, but one thing I really do not understand is why medical schools do not admit more students. My son is in his first year of med school and there are 105 in his class, but there were over 4,000 applicants. The statistics are the same for the upcoming class in the fall. My husband graduated from med school a few decades ago and the situation was similar. I don't claim to be an economist, but it seems that supply and demand should have an affect on this equation.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/04/11/urgent-physician-shortage-predicted-within-a-decade/
This article addresses reasons for the prediction of shortages, but one thing I really do not understand is why medical schools do not admit more students. My son is in his first year of med school and there are 105 in his class, but there were over 4,000 applicants. The statistics are the same for the upcoming class in the fall. My husband graduated from med school a few decades ago and the situation was similar. I don't claim to be an economist, but it seems that supply and demand should have an affect on this equation.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/04/11/urgent-physician-shortage-predicted-within-a-decade/