tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post1684947309220808319..comments2024-03-28T22:28:39.087-07:00Comments on Medicine and Social Justice: Health Reform: The good, the bad, and the bigotedJosh Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248920527894775520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post-17094616801476089522009-12-24T09:04:41.929-07:002009-12-24T09:04:41.929-07:00I absolutely agree; I have discussed this on sever...I absolutely agree; I have discussed this on several earlier posts. Even if a bill gave "preference" to primary care slots, when they weren't filled, they'd use them for radiology, cardiology and ER.<br />Your point about organizing to cover nights and weekends is critically important for creating PCMHs.Josh Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248920527894775520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post-12033575153913619802009-12-24T05:56:13.214-07:002009-12-24T05:56:13.214-07:00Josh,
The problem is not that there aren't en...Josh,<br /><br />The problem is not that there aren't enough primary care residency slots -- there are plenty that go unfilled -- its that young doctors don't want to go into primary care and primary care doctors are leaving practice. We need to pay primary care in a very different way (More money, for starters), and they need to organize themselves so that they can take care of patients and cover nights and weekends.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233780647187289115noreply@blogger.com