There is a doctor shortage that is set to get worse: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/doctor-shortages-are-here-and-they-ll-get-wors

There is a doctor shortage that is set to get worse: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/doctor-shortages-are-here-and-they-ll-get-worse-if-we-don-t-act https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/... https://time.com/6199666/physician-shortage-challenges-solutions/ https://time.com/6199666/physician-shortage-challenges-solut... The population goes up and the number of doctors hasn't kept pace. They're trying to replace a lot of doctors with cheaper & quicker to train NPs (Nurse Practitioner) for preventative care but that won't occur soon either. While it is easy to point fingers at COVID-retirements, it isn't that simple. It may have quickened the effects of the shortage but it was coming down the pipe long before COVID. Much like the housing shortage it is failure to plan for and build for a larger population. There isn't a shortage of people wanting to become doctors, there is a shortage of spots in specialties and a wealthy enough subset of the population who can support their children through their mid-late 20s while they make negative income (inc. residency).