"A rational national workforce policy is a half century overdue," says Jay Noren, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin's medical school at Madison, in a commentary that accompanies two studies that consider how managed care growth will affect the nation's demand for generalist and specialist physicians.
Dr. Noren describes the consequences of the policy vacuum as the neglect of a national workforce policy contributes to several major problems in the health care system:
Dr. Noren spells out key elements of a rational policy:
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