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From: O'Donovan, PJ, Himself on 16 Apr 2010 07:11 If the income tax isnt bad enough : "The infamous death tax now has a new sibling: the $17 billion breath tax. The new health overhaul law requires everyone in America who breathes to have health insurance by 2014 Internal Revenue Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that enforcement of the individual mandate will come by seizing tax refunds and collection', if need be. Georgia Resists Healthcare Mandate: "The insurance commissioner of Georgia has chosen not to comply with a federal request to create a state pool for high-risk insurance plans, opening a new front in the resistance by state Republican officials to the new federal health care law. U.S. Could See Doctor Shortage Soon: "Experts warn there wont be enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.
From: Mitchell Holman on 16 Apr 2010 08:49 "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" <pjdnvn505(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:51c78e07-f80d- 41ec-9404-368099a70b33(a)h27g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > If the income tax isn�t bad enough �: "The infamous �death tax� now > has a new sibling: the $17 billion �breath tax.� The new health > overhaul law requires everyone in America who breathes to have health > insurance by 2014 � Internal Revenue Commissioner Douglas Shulman said > that enforcement of the individual mandate will come by seizing tax > refunds and �collection', if need be.�� > > Georgia Resists Healthcare Mandate: "The insurance commissioner of > Georgia has chosen not to comply with a federal request to create a > state pool for high-risk insurance plans, opening a new front in the > resistance by state Republican officials to the new federal health > care law.� > > U.S. Could See Doctor Shortage Soon: "Experts warn there won�t be > enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the > law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a > shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according > to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is > predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to > boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.� > Name one US medical school with a shortage of applicants.
From: Werner on 16 Apr 2010 10:58 On Apr 16, 8:49 am, Mitchell Holman <noem...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" <pjdnvn...(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:51c78e07-f80d- > 41ec-9404-368099a70...(a)h27g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > > .... > > > U.S. Could See Doctor Shortage Soon: "Experts warn there wont be > > enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the > > law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a > > shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according > > to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is > > predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to > > boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000. > > Name one US medical school with a shortage of applicants. this is about the future, Mike. Canada has a doctor shortage. Actually it's not their only shortage.
From: William Black on 16 Apr 2010 11:32 Werner wrote: > On Apr 16, 8:49 am, Mitchell Holman <noem...(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" <pjdnvn...(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:51c78e07-f80d- >> 41ec-9404-368099a70...(a)h27g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: >> >> > ... >>> U.S. Could See Doctor Shortage Soon: "Experts warn there won�t be >>> enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the >>> law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a >>> shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according >>> to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is >>> predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to >>> boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.� >> Name one US medical school with a shortage of applicants. > > Canada has a doctor shortage. The UK had one when the started their health service 65 years ago. It then took 60 years to get the UK medical schools to produce enough doctors. But we discovered that there are plenty of doctors in India... -- William Black "Any number under six" The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
From: John Rennie on 16 Apr 2010 11:47
William Black wrote: > Werner wrote: >> On Apr 16, 8:49 am, Mitchell Holman <noem...(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" <pjdnvn...(a)gmail.com> wrote in >>> news:51c78e07-f80d- >>> 41ec-9404-368099a70...(a)h27g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: >>> >>> >> ... >>>> U.S. Could See Doctor Shortage Soon: "Experts warn there won�t be >>>> enough doctors to treat the millions of people newly insured under the >>>> law. At current graduation and training rates, the nation could face a >>>> shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according >>>> to the Association of American Medical Colleges. That shortfall is >>>> predicted despite a push by teaching hospitals and medical schools to >>>> boost the number of U.S. doctors, which now totals about 954,000.� >>> Name one US medical school with a shortage of applicants. >> >> Canada has a doctor shortage. > > The UK had one when the started their health service 65 years ago. > > It then took 60 years to get the UK medical schools to produce enough > doctors. > > But we discovered that there are plenty of doctors in India... > And very good ones too. |