The plan itself doesn't add new doctors, because remember
Do you need to add more doctors though? I mean for example it takes a lot less effort on a doctors part to give someone an exam and prescribe them medication to lower their blood pressure than it does to do an emergency bypass operation (along with all the post-op care) on someone who is having a heart attack. I am not sure how the new US health system works (because if doesn't affect me) but it is pretty simple to see how the more people who have access to preventative medicine, the less money and time you spend dealing with big problems. It is the same way as if you spend $40 and half an hour every 6 months or whatever your manual says getting an oil change, you significantly cut down the odds that your car will need major repairs.
We need more primary care physicians (and mid-level providers) to provide that preventive health care. And the Affordable Care Act addressed that by providing more incentives for people to go into primary care, etc. The American Academy of Family Physicians recommended what needs to be done to increase the number of primary care docs & I believe they were all adopted by the ACA.
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We need more primary care physicians (and mid-level providers) to provide that preventive health care. And the Affordable Care Act addressed that by providing more incentives for people to go into primary care, etc. The American Academy of Family Physicians recommended what needs to be done to increase the number of primary care docs & I believe they were all adopted by the ACA.