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Originally Posted by Derwood
if there is a shortage of doctors early in the new plan, wouldn't more people go into medicine to fill the void? why the assumption that the # of doctors is completely static?
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The bill includes expanded funding for the
National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (that were not very well funded during the Bush years) to expand the health care workforce, particularly in those areas that are underserved (inner cities and rural communities)....along with funding for more health clinics in those areas
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Originally Posted by dogzilla
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From the article:
The biggest single problem noted is that the health bill would tax Medicare Part D. That, said Folley, would drive up costs enough it would "put at risk the coverage our current employees and retirees receive."
A tax on Medicare Part D?
I'd like to see a cite of the section of the bill that imposes that tax.
What the bill does, re: Medicare Part D is close the coverage gap or "doughnut hole" for Medicare beneficiaries. Currently, seniors who hit the gap must bear the full cost of their medications until they spend a certain amount, when coverage kicks back in. Under the new bill, seniors who hit the gap this year would get $250 to help cover the costs of their medications. Starting next year, they'd get a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs, with the cost borne by the drug industry.