This is a difficult issue - if we accept the statements on their face (and I don't have enough information to accept or reject the statements), it seems that th

This is a difficult issue - if we accept the statements on their face (and I don't have enough information to accept or reject the statements), it seems that there was waste by hospitals that were doing just what I mentioned, soliciting residents that were not needed. From the article: "But why should hospitals be interested in this when, under current law, they automatically get sizable government subsidies for training residents who as part of their education take care of many of the hospitals' patients, work long hours and collect meager salaries?" If this issue were to arise again in today's political climate, I imagine there would be a redistribution of seats away from in-demand specialties to primary care.