Tag Archives: doctor shortage

Why the Doctor Won’t See You

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Brian Schwartz

John Goodman explains how Massachusetts residents have long waits for medical appointments, and how this problem will spread nation wide as ObamaCare is implemented. Continue reading →

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Canada: the soul-destroying search for a family doctor

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Journalist Gloria Galloway relates her exhausting search for a family doctor in Ottawa, Canada. Colorado also has a shortage of primary care docs. Will the woes of Canadian patients come to Colorado? Continue reading →

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Colorado short on primary care docs, “reform” will make ER over-crowding worse

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Colorado’s overcrowded ERs to get worse with Obamacare because of lack of primary care doctors. In the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman explains how Medicare’s price controls contribute to this problem, and what to do about it. Continue reading →

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ObamaCare and increased wait times

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

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 … Continue reading →

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