why there is a lot doctor shortages ?
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The issue boils down to “an increased demand and relatively fixed supply in the physician labor market. Training new physicians is a time-consuming and expensive process, and there are only so many medical schools in the with so many seats,” and which have not kept up with the demand for physicians.
Poor health outcomes arise from these situations, adding to the problem as patients' health deteriorates. Lower quality care is a further consequence of a doctor shortage. Patients have less time with their doctors, and a harder time getting to the right specialists.
In healthcare, a physician shortage would mean longer wait times for appointments and procedures. Concerns over a physician shortage emerged in the early with the release of multiple state and national assessments of the physician workforce.
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