Doctor Shortages Aren’t Just a Veterans Affairs Problem. They’re a Nationwide Problem.
The country is running out of physicians to treat a growing pool of patients.
Last week, an investigative report revealed that 1,700 veterans who wanted to see a doctor at a Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital were missing from an official waiting list, mirroring a tactic used at two dozen other facilities across the country to mask long waits for medical care.
A few hundred other people are missing from the Veterans Affairs system, too: doctors.
The Veterans Affairs Department is 400 doctors short, The New York Times reports. But the doctor deficit is not limited to the VA—it’s a nationwide problem.
https://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/doctor-shortages-aren-t-just-a-veterans-affairs-problem-they-re-a-nationwide-problem-20140602
It’s all economics. The massive cost of becoming a doctor is no longer considered a smart ROI based upon what they now make. Yes, there are some very well paid doctors in the specialty fields, but it’s no longer the prestigious profession it once was.
Its all about the money.
Why bust your ass going through medical school and then have to work 5 days a week for a salary that is equivalent of a Police Captain or Lieutenant?
Smart Docs work in a private practice and make big bucks.