Are We Losing Primary Health Care Providers
June 1st, 2009 | by BGuzzardi |
All the money does not buy more people: where do health care providers come from? The Forgotten Taxpayer asks.
Even the New York Times reports that government program is not working: Doctors Are Opting Out of Medicare
Heritage Foundation draws our attention to New York Times opinion
“And what happens when physicians and other health care providers see their income drop? Americans lose access to health care. As part of their ‘Retirement’ series, the New York Times reported last week that under the current levels of government controlled health care the American College of Physicians estimates that by 2025 there will be 35,000 to 45,000 fewer doctors than the population needs … and that less and less of these doctors are willing to accept new Medicare patients.”