Yossi Gestetner

One of the critiques against President Obama’s HCR plans is the fact that 47 million Americans will suddenly have access to health care, but without enough physicians to care for them all.

This is pure non-sense, but before I get to that, let me write this: We all know that the number of uninsured Americans is rather in the low 30 million range than in the 47 million. The “47 million uninsured” is just an approximate number of people (Americans or un-American) living in the US without continues coverage. I wrote this just to make sure it gets to those who are not yet aware of these facts.

At any rate, the reason why we won’t need loads of new (primary care) doctors is because people in the United State do not lie in the streets dying because of a health care crisis. Most people get health care. Some only catastrophic care and others get regular care through paying for it on their own. But care they get. In fact, as of now I don’t have health coverage, yet less than two weeks ago I visited my Doctor for a routine visit. Who paid for it? I did! So what will change if everyone has paid health care? In my case, the clerk would have sent a charge to Uncle Sam, and let me keep my money. But in terms of a doctor visit, all would be the same. Would it not? It would, and the same is all across America: People largely get care. It is only a question who pays for it, or if it gets paid for at all.

Maybe I am wrong. There will be a need for more physicians, because if I have it correct, those with paid-for health care go to visit their doctor for (stupid) things that those who pay for HC on their own do not go. Therefore, my original point might be off.