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ABC News: Hey, This Doctor Shortage Could "Crash" Obamacare

AK Mark Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 12:24 PM

Hasn't been free market since the 70's. Biggest problems are illegals accessing our systems for free, idiots going to the doc for a runny nose 'cause someone else is paying for it and need for tort reform. How in the world can you cover pre-existing conditions and expect prices to go down? My premiums jumped 30% and that is not the fault of the company. They had to pass on the increase to stay in business.

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ABC News: Hey, This Doctor Shortage Could "Crash" Obamacare

Just in case the unaffordable price tag and rising costs don't quite do the trick, America's spiraling dearth of doctors will contribute heavily to the collapse of our re-engineered health care system, according to a new study:

The United States will require at least 52,000 more family doctors in the year 2025 to keep up with the growing and increasingly older U.S. population, a new study found. The predictions also reflect the passage of the Affordable Care Act -- a change that will expand health insurance coverage to an additional 38 million Americans. "The health care...

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