We already know that Obama and the Democrats aren't very good at math. Just look at the deficit.But how's this for one of those old fashioned "word problems" we used to get in math class back in the 4th grade?A country decides to suddenly insure more than 30 million people while at the same time, cutting payments to medical schools and limiting hospital residencies. If you take more patients and add fewer doctors, what do you get?Trouble, as this Business Week article by Pat Weschler makes clear:In 1997, lawmakers placed a cap on the number of medical residencies-hospital training required for all doctors-in order to contain costs under Medicare, which pays for most of these training slots. Today the U.S. is in the grip of a nationwide doctor shortage, brought on by an aging population demanding access to specialists. Medical schools have stepped up to the plate, announcing plans to add 3,000 new positions for first-time students by 2018. But because the residency cap is...(Read Full Post)