Comments on: Not enough primary care physicians http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517/comment-page-1#comment-520801 John Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:34:58 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/3517#comment-520801 Socializing medicine is only going to make the pay-out to doctors even less. It's a long road ahead to make universal health insurance work. Socializing medicine is only going to make the pay-out to doctors even less. It’s a long road ahead to make universal health insurance work.

]]> By: Dr. Incognito http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517/comment-page-1#comment-520421 Dr. Incognito Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:36:13 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/3517#comment-520421 DB, You've made the honorable mention list on redscrubs.com's Weekly Wrap-up for the second time in the last three weeks. I enjoy your writing, and look forward to future posts. I have no doubt that you'll get the Scrubby Award (which includes a free set of red scrubs) at some point in the near future. Thank you for your contributions to the medical blogging world. Sincerely, Dr. Incognito DB,
You’ve made the honorable mention list on redscrubs.com’s Weekly Wrap-up for the second time in the last three weeks. I enjoy your writing, and look forward to future posts. I have no doubt that you’ll get the Scrubby Award (which includes a free set of red scrubs) at some point in the near future. Thank you for your contributions to the medical blogging world.

Sincerely,
Dr. Incognito

]]> By: anonymous http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517/comment-page-1#comment-520410 anonymous Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:47:01 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/3517#comment-520410 is there a primary care shortage? i read about less us graduates going into primary care. but are the total number of graduates down, if they are filled with international graduates? it seems like there certainly are more people headed to hospitalist positions so i'm going to guess yes, but i don't actually see the volume of the decrease. i'd also like to see how many people provide primary care despite doing a specialty fellowship, and lastly how many primary care docs go to do a fellowship later. is there a primary care shortage? i read about less us graduates going into primary care. but are the total number of graduates down, if they are filled with international graduates? it seems like there certainly are more people headed to hospitalist positions so i’m going to guess yes, but i don’t actually see the volume of the decrease. i’d also like to see how many people provide primary care despite doing a specialty fellowship, and lastly how many primary care docs go to do a fellowship later.

]]> By: Ed http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517/comment-page-1#comment-520409 Ed Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:03:14 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/3517#comment-520409 The government has created an intentional shortage of PCPs, as a passive aggressive cost savings strategy, IMHO. Canada is their role model. The government has created an intentional shortage of PCPs, as a passive aggressive cost savings strategy, IMHO. Canada is their role model.

]]> By: CK http://www.medrants.com/archives/3517/comment-page-1#comment-520407 CK Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:15:24 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/index.php/archives/3517#comment-520407 I had a peer from undergrad who secured a job in "health care policy" in DC right after graduation. She was a political science major. Perhaps that is why our government has such a poor grasp on the problem? I had a peer from undergrad who secured a job in “health care policy” in DC right after graduation. She was a political science major.

Perhaps that is why our government has such a poor grasp on the problem?

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