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Medicare is the Key to Fixing the Doctor Shortage – Commentary
By Mario H. Lopez
Today, it can take weeks to see a doctor, and when patients do get in, appointments last about 15 minutes. The...
Bloomberg’s ‘Free Medical School’ Renews Debate on Causes of Doctor Shortage
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift to Johns Hopkins Medical School in July has brought renewed attention to the doctor shortage in the...
Does Medicare Underpay Physicians?
There is a shortage of physicians in the United States.
There is especially a shortage of primary care physicians willing to treat Medicare enrollees. People nearing...
States Revise Medical Licensing to Ease Doctor Shortage
Several states are extending medical licenses to foreign and assistant doctors to fill shortages of physicians that are projected to reach 86,000 nationwide, by...
Corporate Medicine, Physician Licensure a Bad Deal for Patients
Devin Herrick, Ph.D. (devonherrick@sbcglobal.net) is a health care economist. Physician licensure has created a cartel—there, I said it out loud.
The right to practice medicine has...
New Mexico Bill Would Fund DEI Program to Combat Healthcare Shortage
A New Mexico bill advancing in the House aims to address a major healthcare worker shortage by giving $1.1 million to a university diversity,...
The Cure for U.S. Physician Burnout – Commentary
By Deane Waldman, M.D.
The United States has a critical shortage of health care professionals: nurses, mental health therapists, and especially physicians.
Burnout among these clinicians is the proximate...
Medicare Cuts Physician Reimbursements
Medicare has cut payments to doctors for 2024 by 1.25 percent due to a 3.34 percent reduction in the “conversion factor” used to calculate...
States Take Action to Fix Doctor Shortage – Commentary
By Jonathan Wolfson
Think the federal government’s plan to add extra residency slots for health professional shortage areas will alleviate the growing rural physician shortage?...
Independent Physicians Judged ‘Best’ in Atlanta
"Where physicians can practice unencumbered."
A medical practice not connected with any university, hospital system, or private equity group dominates a list of “top doctors.”
Each...
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Assembly-Line Medicine Weakens Doctor-Patient Relationships, Patients’ Health – Interview
Editor’s Note: On July 31, JAMA Network published the results of a survey that found patients’ trust in doctors and hospitals dropped 31 percentage...
Yes, Vote, but Resist the Political Illusion with Elections- Commentary
By John Stonestreet and Glenn Sunshine
Though all elections have consequences—some more than others—they are moments in time. As such, they reflect more than they...
Guidebook Helps Seniors Avoid Costly Mistakes During Medicare Enrollment
Medicare’s annual enrollment period has begun and to help seniors make decisions they will not regret, the non-profit policy organization, the Citizens' Council for...
