Just think on this for a few minutes, 30 million more people participating in the health care system which for many of them will be free and, as this article points out, the aging population and the new immigrants streaming into the country ever day will force doctors to make decisions on who they see and when, and whether they say in the practice of medicine at all.
It's a guarantee that costs will increase geometrically. It is projected to be more then 1.6 trillion added to the debt for health care alone over the next 10 years. I wonder who will be able to pay for all new stuff with U6 unemployment nearing 20%?
But the bright spot in all this is the 'Death Panel' that will eliminate a lot of people that aren't worth keeping alive. I just hope it isn't one of my family that's found to be worthless. How about one of your family?
Projecting U.S. Primary Care Physician Workforce Needs: 2010-2025
Source: Stephen M. Petterson et al., "Projecting U.S. Primary Care Physician Workforce Needs: 2010-2025," Annals of Family Medicine, November/December 2012.
November 26, 2012
Researchers in the Annals of Family Medicine sought to project the number of primary care physicians required to meet U.S. health care needs through 2025 after passage of the Affordable Care Act.
They used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to calculate the use of office-based primary care in 2008. They also used U.S. Census Bureau projections to account for demographic changes and the American Medical Association's Masterfile to calculate the number of primary care physicians and determine the number of visits per physician.
•Driven by population growth and aging, the total number of office visits to primary care physicians is projected to increase from 462 million in 2008 to 565 million in 2025.
•After incorporating insurance expansion, the United States will require nearly 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025.
•Population growth will be the largest driver, accounting for 33,000 additional physicians, while 10,000 additional physicians will be needed to accommodate population aging.
•Insurance expansion will require more than 8,000 additional physicians, a 3 percent increase in the current workforce.
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