Docs Will Be in Short Supply in US, Analysts Say
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WASHINGTON  - Policymakers and the medical  profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert  a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on  Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.
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The doctor shortage in Canada is expected to get much worse in the next few years as more physicians retire, and others reduce their work hours to spend more time with their families, says a new survey.
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US small business optimism dipped slightly last month but remained near record levels, suggesting a strong outlook for growth, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
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The multi-billion-dollar health care programthat helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year.
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Doctors eager to pare back their hours and find more time for themselves and their families are helping fuel an &quot;alarming&quot; trend toward even greater doctor shortages, concludes a major new study.
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While the Bush administration's words of support for a high-technology future for health care have been plentiful, the dollars, it seems, are scarce.
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If you don&#39;t have a family doctor you&#39;re not alone. A new national poll says Canada&#39;s doctor shortage is about to get a lot worse with a record number of physicians set to retire in two years and the remainder cutting back the number of hours they work.
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Lack of a big majority may mean the US will be involved longer to support a 'weak' government.
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A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations, as just a small number of eligible patients
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The US is in an exceptionally difficult situation, with the economy on the brink of recession and limited scope for policymakers to ride to the rescue.
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If CBS News is your Oracle of Delphi, then the headline of this edition of BuzzCharts probably comes as a bit of a shock. You thought that the US economy had only created 96,000 new jobs in September, as the media announced on Friday.
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Short-dated U.S. Treasuries were under modest pressure on Tuesday as traders, uneasy about the health of foreign demand, cheapened prices into a &#36;22 billion auction of new three-year government debt.
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Health care providers would see their reimbursement rates from the federal government go up less in coming years when they care for the elderly, poor and disabled under President Bush's budget.
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Seniors with lower income and less education are missing out on the rich online resources available for choosing doctors, prescription drug plans and treatment options, a health care research organization warned in releasing a new survey.
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The United States doesn't have much in the way of productivity in its future according to BLS projections.
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A major survey of Canadian doctors revealed what most Canadians already know first-hand - there aren&#39;t enough family doctors for everyone.