A shortage of doctors is not the problem, it’s the entire healthcare system built to maximize profit. Any facet of healthcare is insanely expensive because the goal isn’t better health, it’s ’how much money can we make’.
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A shortage of doctors is in fact part of the problem, especially in rural areas. Why do you think surgeries are booked out months in advance? Availability.
The problem with the high cost of healthcare is far larger than the difficulties experienced by certain communities. You’re not looking at the big picture.
I work in the system so the affordability is definitely an issue, but so is shortages. Granted some doctors may come back if an ethical framework is established. I’d argue the big picture includes all the facets.
There is a shortage of doctors because people don’t want to become doctors. The working conditions are shit because of for-profit health insurance and admins. Most doctors don’t care if they become millionaires, but they do care if they can afford to live and pay off med school.
Intentional not just due to those who profit, but just as much to blame on those who need to be able to spot those poorer than themselves on sight and will construct 'proof' of the lie of their innate physical superiority by making 'wealth is health' an ouroboros.
The first step to fixing the healthcare system is to realize it is not meant to be for profit. United healthcare hade record profits because of their 30 % denial rate. Thousands of people died but the CEOs celebrated their profits. Hi premiums, deductibles, deny delay, and die. That's their motto.
I'm not in the U.S. but Ontario is trying hard to starve the public system to make private palatable. While giving our federal money for Healthcare that the feds give provinces, to private care. Thousands of nurses have left the specialty, because even back when I worked (2 years ago) we had no one
This made patient care highly unsafe. It was already unsafe. And it's even less safe if you're part of a minority. If you're Ontarian and you read this, https://smartvoting.ca Vote him out please, Feb 27. I don't care if you don't vote. VOTE for this. It isn't just Healthcare he's gutted
Yes, but part of the design of that maximized healthcare profit is to have a shortage of doctors, so they can be paid more. It's simple supply and demand.
The shortage of doctors is not a planned event meant to increase their salaries. More doctors would mean more patients seen and more procedures billed.
In my opinion, the shortage of doctors is specifically driven by AMA policies, arbitrary med school entry restrictions, an intentional shortage of residency programs. This keeps M.D.s highly valuable, while pushing more and more traditional M.D. work off onto P.A.s, nurses, etc.
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So you know doctors are massively understaffed, lol.
There's only so many medical school spots, and the number have increased but residency slots have barely grown.