Politicians Rethink Primary Care, But Medical School Output Isn’t Meeting Demand For Doctors
Politico explains how President Barack Obama's promise that people could "keep their doctors" is likely to fail. Separately, former President Donald Trump is in the news for his plans for "alternatives" to the Affordable Care Act. Health care policies of Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) and Gavin Newsom (D-California) are also in the news.
Politico:
No One’s Promising You Can Keep Your Doctor Anymore
President Barack Obama famously told Americans they could keep their doctors. At the rate things are going, it won’t be long before many Americans don’t have one in the first place — at least not the way they’re used to. The math is simple: Medical schools just aren’t churning out doctors fast enough to keep pace with the population. (Payne and Schumaker, 11/26)
Axios:
Trump Says He's "Seriously Looking" At Obamacare Alternatives
Former President Trump revealed that he's "seriously looking at alternatives" to the Affordable Care Act, calling the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare during his administration "a low point for the Republican Party." Ahead of last year's midterms, Republicans effectively gave up on campaigning to kill the ACA — acknowledging that the program was popular and fully embedded in the U.S. health care system. (Basu, 11/26)
KFF Health News:
Health Care Is Front And Center As DeSantis And Newsom Go Mano A Mano
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom — political rivals from opposite coasts and proxies for red and blue America — are set to square off for a first-of-its-kind debate Nov. 30 in Georgia. Newsom, a liberal firebrand in his second term as governor of California, isn’t running for president in 2024. But he goaded DeSantis, in his second term as governor of Florida, to go mano a mano. “I’ll bring my hair gel. You bring your hairspray,” he taunted on social media. (Chang and Hart, 11/27)
