Peter Suderman at Reason notes that waiting times for physicians increased in Massachusetts increased after politicians passed health control legislation there. Don’t be surprised if the same happens across the country. Quoted in The Hill, The Chief Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says
The supply of doctors can’t be increased very quickly–there’s a time lag … Is the last resort to newly covered people the emergency room? I would say that is a possibility …
The Academy of Architecture for Health predicts the need for more hospitals, and Suderman notes that the health control legislation (HR 3590) bans expansion of employee-owned hospitals.
Read Suderman’s post:ObamaCare Puts Strain On Emergency Rooms, Bans Expansion By Doctor-Owned Hospitals
