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

Whitebeard Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 5:19 PM

Hello Libs: Sadly, even prior to Ocare, there were/are about 90 State and Federal agencies looking over every doctor's shoulder 24/7/365. IMO 85% of the market should be private with almost no intervention by government. We can talk about how to care of the indigent 12-15%. Ocare doesn't spread the wealth; Ocare spreads the misery.

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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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