Democrats’ latest healthcare fantasy would mean longer waits
A new report advocates for free primary care for all, suggesting it as a solution to healthcare issues. However, experts warn that this could lead to longer wait times and reduced access to care due to a shortage of primary care doctors. The experience of other countries with government-run healthcare systems indicates that such policies may exacerbate existing problems rather than solve them.
- ▪The Searchlight Institute report calls for guaranteed primary care with no out-of-pocket costs.
- ▪The United States could face a shortage of over 40,000 primary care doctors by 2036.
- ▪Countries like Canada and the UK experience long wait times and high taxes despite offering 'free' healthcare.
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For progressives, the answer to every healthcare problem is invariably the same: more government. First came Obamacare. Now, some on the Left are trying to take the next step toward socialized medicine — “free” primary care for all. A new report from the Searchlight Institute, authored by several architects of the Affordable Care Act, urges Democratic policymakers to guarantee primary care with no out-of-pocket costs at the point of service. Recommended Stories Can AI avert the impending federal budget crisis? Where did all the summer jobs go? The GOP’s boardroom problem It sounds compassionate. But making something “free” does not magically create more of it.
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