Congress is looking to narrow our nation's doctor shortage. After introducing legislation that would reform our primary care system, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said last month, 'Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they…
Medicare and Medicaid have plenty of other administrative hurdles that waste providers' time. Providers often have to spend hours fighting Medicaid to get reimbursements, which are generally a fraction of what they receive from private insurance. Some physicians have responded to this hassle byDismantling these bureaucratic barriers would go a long way toward increasing the supply of physicians ready to care for patients. We need less government in our healthcare system — not more.
Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith fellow in healthcare policy at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is
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