Whatever happened to the Obamacare DOCTOR SHORTAGE!!!s ?

[underpants]

whatever happened to that right wing medical expertise freak out?!?!

Most recent article I can find is from May 2014.

Huffington Post from Kaiser Health News
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5310207

Doctor Shortages Over Hyped

But most of the health centers and large physician groups contacted said they were prepared for new patients because they had added space and providers. A few cautioned that the full impact could be bigger because of the late surge of enrollees buying private plans in late March and April, whose coverage would just be taking effect in May, and the large numbers still awaiting Medicaid cards. Besides Colorado, Kentucky and Washington state, other sampled states were California, Connecticut. New York, Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. The shortage hasn't happened yet. They're planning the DEATH PANELS. Duh.

Wait until that's over and then, BAM!

[underpants]

5. Oh "a success that hasn't occurred yet" got it

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/28/sitroom.03.html

HENRY: You know, going back to September 2001, the president said, dead or alive, we're going to get him. Still don't have him. I know you are saying there's successes on the war on terror, and there have been. That's a failure.

TOWNSEND: Well, I'm not sure -- it's a success that hasn't occurred yet. I don't know that I view that as a failure.

One of my all time Bush era statements.

[Stallion]

2. They Sent So Many the FEMA Camps

they discovered they have enough

[MannyGoldstein]

3. I'm writing this from Mass General hospital

Helping a friend navigate the joys of the ER. It takes hours to see a doc. We're not waiting for tests now, just a doc.

There was a shortage before ObamaCare, it's likely worse now unless we can clone docs and nurses.

That's not to say that Obamacare, on whole, is bad

[underpants]

7. Sitting in the waiting room

Sorry to hear that Manny.

You are right it has been like that for a whole. After the first season of "ER" they got so many letters about not depicting the long waits that they started writing it in in season two. "The chairs" became a virtual character. That was in 1994 I think.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. But all the doctors were going to quit rather than work under Obamacare

At least that's what one RWNJ I know angrily swore.

[Hangingon]

9. My doctor is leaving general practice in January

He plans to open a concierge practice to avoid the punishing requirements of ACA. My insurance will not be accepted. I don't know if we will be able to afford to continue to see him. So, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor". Thanks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Uh huh

[tech3149]

6. If you live in the right part of the country that shortage is old news

Try finding a primary care doctor in almost any rural area of the country and you won't question the doctor shortage. Don't have insurance? Even if they are taking new patients, you'd better have a wad of green in your pocket.
Been there, done that! Fuck em all! I'll just live till I die.

[underpants]

8. Yep Wise County Va - faaaar western part of the state

In July of this year 1,000 volunteers from the Richmond area (mostly from churches) loaded up 75 trucks or so and drive to Wise County (at least 7 hours). The only medical and dental most people have real access to in a given year.