Medicare's role in federally funding the education of required resident doctor training for 3+ years must also be considered.
There actually is a surplus of medical school graduates as compared to the number of residency positions needed to train them all in their specialties which include primary care. Congress capped the number of residency positions in the 1990s and the problem is getting worse.......
See
Residency Slots: A Crisis in the Making? | Medpage Today
What Does Medicare Have to Do With Graduate Medical Education?
https://www.aamc.org/advocacy/campai...icare-gme.html
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