Posted on Jul 19, 2019
I was a military doctor. The Pentagon's plan to cut doctors will make whole system worse.
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"The United States is facing a serious doctor shortage. As a retired military physician employed by the UNC health care system in North Carolina, we are constantly dealing with the consequences of too few physicians.
It has taken us one year to find a qualified doctor for our practice, although we are actively recruiting and paying tens of thousands of dollars in commissions to find one physician. I am considering retirement but we want a physician as well trained as I am to replace me. The military still produces similar providers, but there are already too few of us to go around.
Unfortunately, this crisis is poised to get even worse. According to its 2020 budget, the Pentagon plans to cut 18,000 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specially trained medical positions from its ranks.
This plan is bad news for doctors and patients alike".
"The United States is facing a serious doctor shortage. As a retired military physician employed by the UNC health care system in North Carolina, we are constantly dealing with the consequences of too few physicians.
It has taken us one year to find a qualified doctor for our practice, although we are actively recruiting and paying tens of thousands of dollars in commissions to find one physician. I am considering retirement but we want a physician as well trained as I am to replace me. The military still produces similar providers, but there are already too few of us to go around.
Unfortunately, this crisis is poised to get even worse. According to its 2020 budget, the Pentagon plans to cut 18,000 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specially trained medical positions from its ranks.
This plan is bad news for doctors and patients alike".
I was a military doctor. The Pentagon's plan to cut doctors will make whole system worse.
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I've never understood why the other svcs never followed this model, you know? I mean, the template is already there through this, I'd actually suggested it to a cpl of clinical friends of mine, though they don't have the time, I mean, it'd just be so cost effective, ya know?
I've never understood why the other svcs never followed this model, you know? I mean, the template is already there through this, I'd actually suggested it to a cpl of clinical friends of mine, though they don't have the time, I mean, it'd just be so cost effective, ya know?
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This isn't entirely accurate. The DoD is cutting physicians in uniform as each branch aligns into one joint medical command. Medical care is shifting toward being provided by a combination of joint forces and civilians. In the Army particularly, we are seeing a decrease in providers as we were one of the largest standalone branches in terms of medical providers.
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