Source: The Daily Economy
by Laura Williams
“Demand for doctors continues to rise, but the supply has not been allowed to keep up. Fewer than half of med school applicants find a spot in the nation’s 154 medical schools, and up to 10 percent of graduates won’t get a residency (though a few more may be placed through the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program — SOAP). Hospitals are desperate for staff, small towns are begging for family doctors; yet, perfectly qualified doctors-in-waiting are locked out of the system. Who’s administering this near monopoly? What created this massive bottleneck of healing potential, which is expected to result in a shortage of at least 86,000 physicians by 2036? The answers, unsurprisingly, are the federal government and Congress, thanks to a 1997 spending bill supported by a cartel of campaign donors.” (03/21/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/how-congress-created-the-doctor-shortage/