Souza: Health Care Reform Hits Home

I don’t usually agree with Mary Souza. But her latest newsletter hit home. Like me, she has a son who will graduate from medical school in two months. Her oldest son is headed to a residency in the Midwest for 5 years to specialize in Ear, Nose, and Throat medicine. As I mentioned on Monday, Junior is headed for a neuro-surgery residency at the University of Florida for the next 7 years. Junior has told me that he wonders how his specialty will play out under the new health care reform. Seems Mary’s son, Dave, has the same concerns. Writes Mary: ” He’s worried about the impact the Obama health care bill will have on doctors’ professional freedom and the quality of care in our country.” Dave told Mary that older doctors are thinking about getting out of medicine ASAP and predicting that the younger ones will be working for the government before too long.

Question: What do you think will happen to medical professionals as a result of the new health care reform?