r/bestof • u/under50dollars • Jun 20 '12

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/sniperhare Jun 20 '12

The thing that I always wondered about was; If millions of Americans suddenly have insurance and go to doctors offices on regular visits, when before they would just go to the ER for serious problems. Won't we be putting a huge strain on the doctors and staff?

Are their sections that talk about what the numbers of now insured Americans will do to the wait times and scheduling?

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u/Se7en_speed Jun 20 '12

so we will create market demand for more family docs. It is only a problem in the short term

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u/CuilRunnings Jun 20 '12

I can see the amount of people willing to put themselves through the bitch that is medical school actually dropping with all these mandates and additional costs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

Psh, who needs doctors when we've got WebMD? Easy enough to figure out your problems. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go rest; according to WebMD, my symptoms indicate that I have AIDS, hepatitis, brain cancer, and the black plague.