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Maybe in large urban areas, and if you can afford insurance at all. In rural areas, even smaller urban areas, there are few physicians, long waits and not enoug
by AHatLikeThat 3y ago
Maybe in large urban areas, and if you can afford insurance at all. In rural areas, even smaller urban areas, there are few physicians, long waits and not enough facilities. [https://www.krqe.com/health/new-mexico-needs-hundreds-of-health-professionals-u-s-department-of-health-says/ https://www.krqe.com/health/new-mexico-needs-hundreds-of-hea...]
- arebop 3y agoIt's the same in San Francisco, where we support returns to investors in residential real estate by banning new development since the 1960s and therefore doctor salaries don't afford a luxury lifestyle [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/business/economy/high-end-medical-care.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/business/economy/high-end...] and therefore we have a shortage of physicians.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoThis is because congress wont expand residencies so there arent enough doctors. Doctors make a bunch of money and can live anywhere they want, almost none of them want to live in bumfuck.
- echelon 3y agoRemove the residency cap, allow foreign doctors to immigrate and quickly certify their skills, allow nurses to attend night school to become doctors, etc.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoI agree this is the solution rural medicine needs.