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“Out of 800,000 practicing doctors, about 25% of them are past the age of retirement.”

So basically, the dems are accelerating a problem that was going to happen anyway. That’s an interesting statistic.

So basically, the dems are accelerating a problem that was going to happen anyway. That’s an interesting statistic.

NO. The current system is based on a percentage of doctors that stay well past retirement out of: charity. Yes, many make good money in retirement but they stay because the rightly believe that many people depend upon them. Charity and forced entitlement are 2 very different things. Obamalamacare is going to change that, and with it, the real number of practicing docs. Instead of those docs leaving by attrition as new docs come on-line, they will head for the gates in a stampede like an 9th inning Grand Slam by the opposing team.

Your logic is faulty.

“So basically, the dems are accelerating a problem that was going to happen anyway. That’s an interesting statistic.”

It’s not quite that simple. Most doctors I know are fairly frugal and save as much as they can to retire. By age 55, they have their nest egg put away but find that it is difficult to leave their practice. Most of their friends are there. Frequently they will work as long as they are physically and mentally able. Not because they need to work but because they like to work.

If you Obama wants to make the doctors the enemy, screw with reimbursement and increase already heavy patient loads, there are many docs that are in the position to say screw it and walk away.

Replacement doctors numbers have been calculated based on estimated need and estimated physician retirement age. If you increase demand by making it free and ecourage physicians to retire combined with the aging demographics.....