Today? "You can KEEP your insurance, PERIOD." Tomorrow? "You can KEEP your DOCTOR, PERIOD."

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23. I heard many times when I went on Medicare, that the doctor was not taking new patients. Not a damn

thing you can do but go down the list. I can hardly imagine what it will be like for all the current new Medicaid enrollees, and that's before the ACA kicks in.

The other big problem I see real soon here is that there will be a shortage of every profession in medicine, not just doctors. but PAs, pharmacists, nurses, LPNs, even billing/insurance experts. All of these spots take years of expensive training, and the student loan debacle and the high cost of education has discouraged high-cost careers.

At least it provides a vibrant, new potential career choice, but not for a few years I fear.

Back in my college years, they were short teachers, and I was fortunate enough to be able to work and get grants and scholarships and my student loans deferred until I graduated. Then they forgave one fourth every year I taught at a disadvantaged school district and four years later, they were "paid". They are going to have to do something like that now.