True, prices wouldn't have risen nearly as much if the supply of practitioners were able to grow. Unfortunately, the AMA is a cartel and artificially limits supply.
Thank you for sharing that NYT interactive article. It provided a thorough and data‑driven overview of the evolving healthcare job market, shedding light on both growth areas and systemic gaps. Well done for choosing such a substantive read!"
Manufacturing was big in 1990
Health care is the largest employer in most states in 2024.
Too many people are employed in health care, mostly admin folks, not even medical professionals. Bureaucratic displacement.
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Too many people are sick, too.
Comes with an aging population to some extent but also a function of the corporatization of healthcare, big pharma to big healthcare orgs
Over reliance on third party payment and the third party is either the federal government or state government
Fat sick young people isn't because of an aging population.
But the increase in health care employment is in administration not actual practitioners like doctors and nurses
True, prices wouldn't have risen nearly as much if the supply of practitioners were able to grow. Unfortunately, the AMA is a cartel and artificially limits supply.
When is the last time you saw a new hospital being built?
Actually, not that long ago, but I get that it isn't common. Certificates of need are one of the most preposterous policies.
At least 50 percent of health care spending is financed by the government or taxpayers
Wow! I bet a lot of the rest is because of government insurance mandates/incentives.
The majority of healthcare employees are union members, SEIU, a thuggish organization subsidized by taxpayers
Thank you for sharing that NYT interactive article. It provided a thorough and data‑driven overview of the evolving healthcare job market, shedding light on both growth areas and systemic gaps. Well done for choosing such a substantive read!"