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> Ultimately the fix for everything is more supply. I always thought this was the biggest problem Obamacare (well intentioned though it is) left unaddressed. I
by HillaryBriss 7y ago
> Ultimately the fix for everything is more supply.
I always thought this was the biggest problem Obamacare (well intentioned though it is) left unaddressed. It looks like the ACA lacks the reforms that would allow supply to grow to meet demand.
- nradov 7y agoYes the bottleneck in producing more licensed physicians is currently the number of open residency slots in teaching hospitals. We need more funding for those. Every year some students graduate from medical school but are unable to actually practice medicine because they fail to get matched to a residency program.
- HillaryBriss 7y agoyes. also, though globalization is a two-edged sword, in this case it might have really helped the consumer with something the consumer really needs. i mean, the ACA might have additionally: * made it mandatory for US insurers to reimburse for care given by selected medical providers operating in selected foreign countries * allowed nurse practitioners to operate in all 50 states * eliminated barriers that, in effect, prevent doctors from foreign medical schools from entering the US and obtain a medical license * allowed US patients to order pharmaceuticals from Canada or other countries * allowed more pharmaceuticals which are already approved in foreign countries to be used in the US without additional FDA approval these sound like desperate measures, but many many US patients are actually quite desperate