U.S. is currently 15,000 doctors short, by 2025 with ObamaCARE it would balloon to 150,000!

Everyone keeps talking about the costs associated with ObamaCARE, the funded abortions, the coverage for 12 million or so illegal aliens, etc. But what about the simple supply and demand? This country according to a new report from the American Association of Medical Colleges over at Dick Morris’s site, the United States now suffers from a shortage of 15,000 doctors – a shortfall that is expected to grow to 125,000 in fifteen years. And, the Association reports, if ObamaCARE passes, as libs are so desperately trying to pass and cover the 47-50 million who lack insurance, the shortage will grow to over 150,000 by 2025! Anyone here any mentions by the members of Congress or Obama himself how to shore up this gap? Maybe in the speech to congress tonight? Don’t hold your breath. More from Morris’s site:

While the number of elderly people in the U.S. is expected to grow by 60% over the next decade and a half, the number of doctors will increase by only about 6%. (Total U.S. population will rise by about 17% over the same period).

This shortage of doctors will, inevitably, lead to the rationing of medical care, more quickly and drastically if the Obama plan is passed. In Massachusetts, where universal health coverage was enacted under Governor Mitt Romney in 2006, the Medical Society found that the number of patients who reported difficulty in getting care has already risen by 50% up to a quarter of the patient population. The New York Times reports that “a main reason for the logjam was long waiting times for appointments.”

In 1949, when President Harry Truman first proposed mandatory health insurance, he coupled his initiative with an expansion of federal aid to medical schools. But Obama makes no provision for an expansion of the pool of doctors, even as he grows the population of patients by up to 50 million.

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September 9, 2009 · Filed Under ObamaCARE


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