It’s well-documented that the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in communities everywhere, but African Americans mainly have borne the brunt of the disease’s impact.
Indiana University School of Medicine has received $12 million in grant funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to improve its curriculum with a focus on underserved communities.
According to new data published today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), the United States could see an estimated shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including shortfalls in both primary and specialty care.
here is why. because we already have a physician shortage. we already have a nursing shortage. if we give more people insurance we ll decrease access to those who already have health insurance and they won t get healthcare. emergency rooms and community clinics in this country, which the community clinics service over 20 million people. they must provide care to everyone whether you have insurance or not. so we have a big safety net. and if you re here illegally you are still going to get taken care of. so when the democrats come out with the word insurance they are obscuring the difference between healthcare which is what i give in an emergency room or in a clinic and health insurance which is your ability to get there. you get there, you find a big waiting line. you find a doctor is not available. so we would be taking away care from those who have it already. sandra: i didn t have to look far in my research to find quotes of doctors all over the country with family practices tha