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Joseph Stubbs, President of the American College of Physicians -- the second largest doctors' group in the country -- confirms that "the supply of doctors just won't be there" for the 30 million new patients Barack Obama wants to cover. Noting that the doctor shortage is "already a catastrophic crisis," Stubbs said that underserved areas in the U.S. currently need almost 17,000 new primary care physicians even before Obama's proposals are enacted.
In the meantime, according to Bloomberg News, a 2009 survey by Merritt Hawkins and Associates, a recruiting and research firm in Irving, Texas, found that "the average waiting time...
Obama's Health Care Plan Not Out of the Woods Yet
Don't sit down, don't be quiet. Do all you can to lose weight and make healthy choices for yourself. Tea party participation is good exercise. I want a healthy country and it starts with my choices. Too bad there is no easy way get people to esteem themselves, rather than self-destruct with a second donut.
Al Gore and Michael Moore should make movies about the value of not getting overweight. Less fuel needed for their jet flights! The benefits are endless. I do have overweight friends whom I consider valuable citizens, but we all know the harm we invite with bad eating, lack of exercise, etc. The individual being the key seems quite...