Tag Archives: Doctor Shortage

California Doctors Rejecting Obamacare Patients

Posted on February 25, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Over-priced insurance is not healthcare. “A Sonora mechanic is in so much pain that he can barely walk, but he can’t seem to find a doctor to fix his ailing back after he and his wife switched their insurance … Continue reading →

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Emergency Rooms to Get MORE Not Less Crowded

Posted on June 4, 2013 by OCTS1

[James Dunford, medical director of the city of San Diego’s Emergency Medical Services system] “anticipates that the Affordable Care Act will bring a surge of patients to his ER and those around the country—the opposite of what’s supposed to happen. … Continue reading →

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Add Another Doctor Who Can’t Take Obamacare

Posted on April 24, 2013 by OCTS3

“Yet another doctor has decided to quit practicing medicine due to Obamacare’s onerous burdens.” “I am in my mid-70s and have both the capacity and willingness to care for patients for another decade. But I am retiring,” Dr. John Curry … Continue reading →

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Report from the Front Lines: Storm Clouds Approaching

Posted on January 25, 2013 by OCTS3

I am not a not a Healthcare Policy analyst or a politician; I am a surgeon. I went to medical school because I thought it would be wonderful to fix patients. In the thirty-one years of education that it took … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Inducing Doctor Shortage

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“Published October 12 in the American Journal of Medical Quality, the study with the patience-trying title, “Characteristics of Primary Care Safety-Net Providers … ” surveyed “safety-net” physicians, so-called because they handle the bulk of uninsured and Medicaid patients, What the … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Perfect Storm of Fewer Doctors and More Patients

Posted on October 3, 2012 by OCTS1

“more than half of doctors surveyed by The Physicians Foundation revealed that they will cut back on patients (including Medicare) or reduce patient access to their care over the next three years. “Doctors are exhausted, and we simple can’t handle … Continue reading →

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Stunning Poll: Docs Say Government Wrecking the Future of Medicine

Posted on September 27, 2012 by OCTS1

“A new survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association finds that the culture of frustration for doctors is stunningly high…. .These are all-time high numbers since the 1960′s.” Key findings – ·    90% say the medical system is on … Continue reading →

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