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You could increase the supply of doctors without impacting quality, by training more doctors. Medical schools are the main bottleneck, and their sizes are regul
by tlb 7y ago
You could increase the supply of doctors without impacting quality, by training more doctors. Medical schools are the main bottleneck, and their sizes are regulated by the AMA to constrain supply.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoSchools are not the bottleneck, residency spots are the bottleneck. Residency spots are governed by the federal government (Congress) and someone, somewhere must be lobbying to keep the number of spots low. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/who-pays-for-resident-sal_b_12967008 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/who-pays-for-resident-sal_b_1...