I'm talking about the supply of doctors, nurses, beds, and such, not the supply of insurers.You should note that healthcare providers are merging thereby decreasing the supply of healthcare providers.
I'm talking about the supply of doctors, nurses, beds, and such, not the supply of insurers.You should note that healthcare providers are merging thereby decreasing the supply of healthcare providers.
I'm talking about the supply of doctors, nurses, beds, and such, not the supply of insurers.
I blame the AMA. We've known for forty or more years now what would happen when the boomers reached old age. Why wasn't the supply of doctors allowed to increase (by creating classroom space and admissions, apparently)?Yes, the number of hospital beds is decreasing, not increasing. The doctors offices are merging into larger networks (including my own primary care physician's office). Many doctors offices are closed after mergers and moved to multi-doctor office complexes. The number of doctors is only increasing in specialities (which is where the money is at now). The number of nurses is about even in most states across the last decade, not increasing greatly.
It is hard to make a case that Obamacare is increasing the number of healthcare suppliers or driving a more robust healthcare system.
Now now, you know I criticized Obama for not being Keynesian enough all these years.
Not sarcasm, and I believe I've mentioned it at least twice before. Where is the big infrastructure spending we need, and now when borrowing is so cheap? I truly believe Obama has failed in not making this clearly +ROI move.Your sarcasm is noted, but I don't even recall you doing that in anything but humor.