Professional groups representing doctors are buying into Democratic plans to remake health care-and thereby acting against the interests of their members.
The American College of Physicians, the second-largest organization of U.S. doctors, recently came out in support of either a public option or single payer.
Some doctors evidently believe Medicare for All would deliver better health care for Americans.
A single-payer program would pay doctors at rates similar to Medicare reimbursement levels, already at least 25% less than private insurance pays, according to estimates by Charles Blahous of the Mercatus Center.
Even under current policies, the country may face a shortage of as many as 120,000 doctors in a decade, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
One report from FTI Consulting found that Medicare for All would reduce the projected number of U.S. physicians in 2050 by about 44,000, including more than 10,000 primary-care doctors.
Patients would have to compete for appointments with a dwindling number of overloaded and underpaid doctors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-could-mean-doctors-for-none-11581379209?mod=hp_opin_pos_3
The American College of Physicians, the second-largest organization of U.S. doctors, recently came out in support of either a public option or single payer.
Some doctors evidently believe Medicare for All would deliver better health care for Americans.
A single-payer program would pay doctors at rates similar to Medicare reimbursement levels, already at least 25% less than private insurance pays, according to estimates by Charles Blahous of the Mercatus Center.
Even under current policies, the country may face a shortage of as many as 120,000 doctors in a decade, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
One report from FTI Consulting found that Medicare for All would reduce the projected number of U.S. physicians in 2050 by about 44,000, including more than 10,000 primary-care doctors.
Patients would have to compete for appointments with a dwindling number of overloaded and underpaid doctors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-could-mean-doctors-for-none-11581379209?mod=hp_opin_pos_3
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