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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Massive Doctor Shortage Next Decade

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, we are at risk of a massive doctor shortage next decade due to the new Obamacare nationalization. And this assumes all those outraged doctors today keep practicing.

Experts warn there won't be enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

That shortfall is predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.

Can you say rationing?