The doctor will not be in—and it's going to be a problem.
A nationwide survey of U.S. physicians shows 34 percent say they will quit practicing medicine in the next decade, blaming health care reform and economic woes.
Their reasons for ditching medicine were split: 56 percent cited economic factors—medical malpractice and overhead costs—for retiring or leaving medicine in 2012, while 51 percent cited health reform as their reason for leaving.
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