• bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Further on in the article it explains how the size of the residency program in the US has essentially been stagnant since the 80s. Essentially an artificial shortage of doctors has been introduced.

    Fundamentally it sounds like the main issue is a supply and demand imbalance, where the supply is being artifically suppressed.