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Andy Biggs: “We have fewer people going through med school.”

Featuring: Andy Biggs, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 5

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Published | Video Starts at 20:33

I mean, because when I talk to providers, there's a rash of them leaving the profession. Not necessarily for Obamacare, but for some, some instances Obamacare, some instances Medicare, some instances Medicaid. And we have fewer people, We have fewer people going through med school. So, and that may be partly a demographic issue as much as anything, but what are the incentives for the providers? I think that healthcare providers, be they clinicians or hospitals and hospital executives are like insurance companies. (20:33–20:36)

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