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Obamacare and the future of US doctors

By John Schroy, on June 27th, 2009 | 4 comments
Will doctors survive Obamacare?

President Obama wants to increase the number of people covered by subsidized health insurance. However, his plan does not call for an increase in the number of doctors. He claims the plan will be paid for by greater efficiency, without explaining how this will be achieved.

One thing is sure, the very rich and powerful will continue to get the best treatment, while fraudsters will benefit from increased government regulation. For the rest, rationing and higher costs seem inevitable.

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