In Massachusetts, the individual mandate means "97 percent of residents there are covered. But while they have insurance, what some don't have is a doctor." CBS added, "Just having insurance doesn't guarantee access. There aren't enough doctors. It is a real problem. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, we are more than 16,000 primary care doctors short in the United States. About 26,000 new doctors enter the work force every year, but only 6,500 enter primary care. One reason is that starting salaries for primary care doctors are a lot lower than for specialists in radiology, cardiology and urology." But it is "not just the pay...it's the paperwork. Dr. Kate Atkinson is drowning in it and says that's what's keeping doctors away from primary practices." COMMENT: There have been similar studies for over 20 years. When Commissoner in VA i had my staff present a simlar study to the General Assembly. It has been repeated all over the country but the Academic Centers consistently ignore the data because it does not lead to new research, only better care of people!
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