True. We can't afford to lose more doctors! Many U.S. medical school grads do not get a residency job because of government limits on the number of spots. This means they cannot practice medicine.https://twitter.com/Biggan4Congress/status/1245387790994546690 …
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Why does the government limit the number of spots?
It goes back to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. There were huge cuts to graduate medical education via Medicare as part of the spending reductions in order to reach a balanced budget. Very short sighted.
