Some alarming reports from physician organizations predict that by 2030, there will be e near catastrophic shortage of primary care doctors and specialists in the United States.  This is due to a combination of fewer people entering medical school and a huge number of doctors indicating they will take early retirement. The blame for so many doctors leaving the profession can be placed on Congress and the regulatory burden placed on physicians by Obamacare. Washington Examiner: A 2016 report from the Physicians Foundation found an alarming growth in burnout and dissatisfaction among practicing physicians – 47 percent of respondents in the survey indicated plans to "accelerate" their retirement and move into areas outside of clinical medicine. The most common reason for leaving medicine included regulatory burdens and electronic health records. Nearly 63 percent indicated that they have negative feelings about the future of...(Read Full Post)