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Bread and Circuses

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1. This is not correct, it was the AMA in 1997

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 05:50 AM

Jan 2025

In 1997, a consortium including the American Medical Association (AMA),
the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Amer-
ican Osteopathic Association, the National Medical Asso-
ciation, and the Association of Academic Health Centers
issued a consensus statement that there was “compelling
evidence that the United States is on the verge of a serious
oversupply of physicians.

https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(07)01095-9/pdf

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Where Have All The Doctors Gone? Read It and Weep [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2025 OP

This is not correct, it was the AMA in 1997 Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #1

U.S. govt report in 1980, AMA analysis in 1997 is a significant gap in years. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #2

It works, it's just that DU's auto-linking breaks at the "(". JHB Jan 2025 #5

TY, I'll try that in a while. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #6

Until about 1990, my father was a cardiologist/internist. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #3

I've been having better luck with DOs. multigraincracker Jan 2025 #4

That's interesting, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #8

No difference Snoopy 7 Jan 2025 #7

Well the problem is... Private equity isn't weeping, they're celebrating. Health insurance isn't weeping, they're happy ck4829 Jan 2025 #9

This explains a lot! Lulu KC Jan 2025 #10

YW. I also didn't know about controlling the no of MDs. Seriously dangerous. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #11