Opinion: Doctor Training Is Essential to Health Reform
A "critical issue" that has received "scant attention" in the debate over health reform legislation is that expanding health insurance coverage could result in a shortage of physicians, particularly in San Joaquin Valley, argues an editorial. The editorial continues that the "solution" is to "train more doctors," which is why it supports the proposal for a medical school at UC-Merced.
- "Congressional Reps Save Program To Train and Retain Valley Physicians" (Modesto Bee, 8/9).