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[quote=Kevin;1593973]What part in the cost of health care does the scarcity of M.D.'s play?

The scarcity of MDs who want to work for minimal pay under crappy working conditions? A big part. Does the top med student out of our best medical school want to spend her career working in a clinic where they shuffle through patients every five minutes? I don't think so. We want our healthcare providers to be the best educated, best trained, most experienced professionals with access to all the best equipment, tests, and medications. We expect premium care from our health care providers, and we're going to have to pay them well and provide them with autonomy if we want a premium healthcare system.