Obamacare’s doctor shortage and concierge medicine
The demand for health care under ObamaCare will increase dramatically. The supply of physicians won’t. Get ready for a two-tier system of medical care. Continue reading
NY Times: “Too Few Doctors in Many U.S. Communities.” Blame policies favoring 3rd-party payment
R. Posner: “Third-party payment … systematically favors specialists over primary-care physicians, because specialists tend to provide discrete procedures, which are easier for the insurers, whether they are private insurance companies or government, to cost.” Continue reading
ObamaCare increases demand for medical care without increasing supply
John Goodman explains how ObamaCare increases demand for medical care with out increasing the supply. Continue reading
Why the Doctor Won’t See You
John Goodman explains how Massachusetts residents have long waits for medical appointments, and how this problem will spread nation wide as ObamaCare is implemented. Continue reading
Canada: the soul-destroying search for a family doctor
Journalist Gloria Galloway relates her exhausting search for a family doctor in Ottawa, Canada. Colorado also has a shortage of primary care docs. Will the woes of Canadian patients come to Colorado?
Colorado short on primary care docs, “reform” will make ER over-crowding worse
Colorado’s overcrowded ERs to get worse with Obamacare because of lack of primary care doctors. In the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman explains how Medicare’s price controls contribute to this problem, and what to do about it.
