[HN Gopher] The shrinking number of primary care physicians is r...
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       The shrinking number of primary care physicians is reaching a
       tipping point
        
       Author : mooreds
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2023-09-05 22:13 UTC (47 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.washingtonpost.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.washingtonpost.com)
        
       | bell-cot wrote:
       | A complex system ruthlessly optimizes for profits...and is anyone
       | surprised that other metrics grow worse?
        
       | ramesh31 wrote:
       | Specialists aren't much better. Try getting a dermatologist
       | appointment. It's almost comical now. The whole system is
       | collapsing under load.
        
       | telotortium wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/lzjyv
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       | "Opinion"
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       | Seems like the primary issues are poor compensation and lack of
       | respect.
        
         | HDThoreaun wrote:
         | The primary issue is that there aren't enough residencies so we
         | don't train enough doctors. There are literally millions of
         | competent Americans who would love to become primary care
         | doctors but can't.
        
         | candiodari wrote:
         | Note: lack of respect for primary care physicians _by
         | government and insurance companies_. Not by patients or the
         | general public.
         | 
         | Of course, the end result of all the short-term cost saving, is
         | that care is switching to emergency only, which is a lot more
         | expensive for everyone.
        
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