Gamenets
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When you ask someone on the street "What is the problem with out healthcare system?" You are likely to get a responses depending on the person's socioeconomic status and there current level of healthcare need but one thing is for certain that you will many people saying "its too expensive." So in this thread i want to have a discussion on what the real problem is and what solution if any are available. Lastly guys go easy on me this is my first post on this site.
So here are my two cents.
Problem: Scarcity
First of all i think if we apply the laws of supply and demand on healthcare we can see that there is a massive shortage of supply in healthcare and this is where I'm willing to attack Obamacare because of its lack of incentives and programs to increase the supply of healthcare. Obamacare increase the amount of people who have access to healthcare without increasing the amount of supply of healthcare. According to Association of American Medical Colleges by 2020 there will be a scarcity of 90,000 doctors and by 2025 up to 130,000. This will surely increase the prices of healthcare and increase the waiting time for patients in need of healthcare. In Massachusetts where healthcare reform already took place under Mitt Romney increase waiting time to 48 days for new patients seeking a family doctor.
Can you think of any solutions???
So here are my two cents.
Problem: Scarcity
First of all i think if we apply the laws of supply and demand on healthcare we can see that there is a massive shortage of supply in healthcare and this is where I'm willing to attack Obamacare because of its lack of incentives and programs to increase the supply of healthcare. Obamacare increase the amount of people who have access to healthcare without increasing the amount of supply of healthcare. According to Association of American Medical Colleges by 2020 there will be a scarcity of 90,000 doctors and by 2025 up to 130,000. This will surely increase the prices of healthcare and increase the waiting time for patients in need of healthcare. In Massachusetts where healthcare reform already took place under Mitt Romney increase waiting time to 48 days for new patients seeking a family doctor.
Can you think of any solutions???