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Affordable Care Act Could Be Further Hamstrung By Shortage Of Doctors
CBSNewYork ^ | November 4, 2013

Posted on 11/04/2013 4:25:00 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike

A doctor shortage is threatening to make the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act even more difficult — and it could create lines for care and services.

New Yorkers are notorious for wanting things immediately, and that includes medical care.

But even doctors who support Obamacare say there could be delays due to more patients and fewer doctors, CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; aca; deathpanels; medicine; obamacare; obamacaredoctors; zerocare
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To: Octar
4 Obama will import doctors who studied at the Medical School of the Congo, and when you visit him he will shake rattles at you and give you some chicken bones in a little bag.

I think many, if not most on FR, saw this coming.

Had a conversation with my veterinarian a few weeks ago. He said that Congress passed a law (when, name?) which mandated that 50% of all medical school slots for new students had to be reserved for females. Yet many, if not most, of these women, took time off to raise their families, and few women doctors ever establish a business practice - both which contribute heavily to the physician shortage. He went on to say that 1 out of 4 physicians in the U.S. today went to medical school outside of the U.S., i.e., they immigrated to the U.S. He went on to say that the veterinary schools were having a problem getting enough male students these days.

21 posted on 11/04/2013 4:41:36 PM PST by MacNaughton
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To: Gabrial

Tell them to get that med degree and head offshore. They will make serious money and live on a nice island. Med tourism is going to have a big future with USA customers.


22 posted on 11/04/2013 4:43:04 PM PST by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Gee, do they think so?

Who is running this?

What kid in his right mind would take on a post graduate debt of $50 to &100 G to work for Obama to be told by government clerks how to practice medicine, for whom, and for a lot less that $150G with interest, per year?

The media is running the country, but they haven’t brought this up until now.

I’ll bet they truly believe Ted Cruz is a radical for wanting the constitution back in charge instead of the usurpers.

Yes, there’s going to be a shortage of medical workers.

WE are Americans, not socialists.

Socialism will not work here, among people and a constitution founded on freedom. It’s in our blood. It is in doctors’ blood. they are not going to go for this.

Just duh.


23 posted on 11/04/2013 4:43:38 PM PST by stanne
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To: Fiji Hill
If it’s true that the financial rewards are no longer all that great, what will motivate a kid to spend ten of the best years of his life studying to be a doctor?

Affirmative Action and gov grants to cover the cost.

Throw another $trillion$ on the barbie, mate.

24 posted on 11/04/2013 4:44:30 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: TigersEye; Fiji Hill

Throw another sucker on a gurney and wheel’m to the soylent chamber...


25 posted on 11/04/2013 4:46:56 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: stanne

oh, that’s 50 to 100 G PER YEAR, of course. And 50 is instate tuition in Texas, so it’s lowball.


26 posted on 11/04/2013 4:47:06 PM PST by stanne
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To: editor-surveyor

It’s PEOPLE!


27 posted on 11/04/2013 4:47:43 PM PST by stanne
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To: Hotlanta Mike
'At Current Rate, As Many As 52,000 Primary Care Physicians Needed By 2025'

AND SO I GUESS YOU NEVER HEARD A CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, LAD? WAKE UP...MIKEY....FOR GOD'S SAKE...! THE DEMS GOT THIS ALL DOPED OUT....AND HAVE HAD A HANDLE ON IT FROM DAY ONE....

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28 posted on 11/04/2013 4:47:59 PM PST by jimsin
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To: Argus

who needs death panels when you can just give them an appointment so far out you know they will be dead before hand?


29 posted on 11/04/2013 4:48:14 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: editor-surveyor

LOL owwwww, that’s so true it hurts.


30 posted on 11/04/2013 4:48:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: MacNaughton

This is America, we used to have a free market where owners of businesses decided on the price of their products and services. I don’t think students will make the choice to be doctors if they are forced to have less freedom than the local Air conditioner man or mechanic.


31 posted on 11/04/2013 4:48:40 PM PST by jyro (French-like Democrats wave the white flag of surrender while we are winning)
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To: Hotlanta Mike
already we we work 6 months of the year to pay our government masters taxes so that arrogant asses at Harvard can do fake global warming studies.

7.5% social security and medicare tax
federal income tax
obamcare taxes
state income taxes
property taxes

hidden taxes on business they have to pay and pass on to us (a 23% tax for all the gov regulations and taxes businesses have to pay )

This is not enough say the government funded scientists and university professors who do fake global warming research to further enslave us. also welfare creeps say they need a new 60 inch tv and $300 sneakers. in obamacare/socialism there will be shortages of everything

socialism = shortages, rationing, very low quality , poverty and we become slaves of the government. this is the dream of all democrats

32 posted on 11/04/2013 4:48:46 PM PST by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: stanne

Just biological units...


33 posted on 11/04/2013 4:49:07 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Fiji Hill

My kids doctor drive a Hyundai. Nothing wrong with those cars at all. But it’s not even a top of the line.

BTW he’s counting the days to retirement.


34 posted on 11/04/2013 4:49:20 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: Democrat_media

Did you know that the Obamacare “medical device” tax applies to fishing tackle and ammunition?


35 posted on 11/04/2013 4:51:10 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
Now if we can only get them to perform backroom heart transplants, knee surgeries, etc.

"Holiday Special! This week only, get a boob job and facelift, and we'll throw in a FREE kidney transplant!"

36 posted on 11/04/2013 4:52:12 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Hotlanta Mike

First step is mental health evaluations for anyone suspected of voting this jackass.

37 posted on 11/04/2013 4:58:34 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: editor-surveyor

I know your question was not directed to me but.. I can’t let it go..

are you serious?


38 posted on 11/04/2013 4:58:50 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: editor-surveyor

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/medicaldevice.asp

snoops said it happened. but it was not suppose to.


39 posted on 11/04/2013 5:00:21 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: Red in Blue PA
See how easy that was?/dem think

dem think is mind crap.

I keep hearing libs/communists say that single payer is better. But, is that not the government saying no. Assuming, they want comparable care, does that not mean they want to take over 1/6th of the economy, $2.5 trillion. Given the government takes in now $2.6 trillion, does that not say they must increase taxes by $2.5 trillion just to cover what is now covered. But, they want to cover everyone not insured which will require another $1 trillion. Typically, the Bolshies get away with this by promising only the rich will pay for it, but, this will take everyone with a job. Where am I going with this?

Costs will be contained by paying providers less, reducing liability (a painful blow to the Bolshie tort dependent crowd) which will increase the number of substandard providers. If your doctor understands English you will be blessed.

40 posted on 11/04/2013 5:02:38 PM PST by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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