Mitt for Brains Romney's Massachusetts Healthcare Plan Creates 55 Day Waits to See Doctor

Here's another reason why Mitt for Brains Romney should not be the next Republican presidential candidate. Romney pushed for state run healthcare in Massachusetts, and of course, this would eventually lead to the blue prints for Obamacare. Is Romneycare working in Massachusetts?

In a new article in the New York Post about the shortage of doctors in America, they describe the growing problem in Massachusetts. Now we already know with Obamacare, many doctors are getting out of the profession and pre-med and medical students are reconsidering their career paths. And now this:

In fact, we have already seen the start of this process in Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney’s health care reforms were nearly identical to President Obama’s. Romney’s reforms increased the demand for health care but did nothing to expand the supply of physicians. In fact, by cracking down on insurance premiums, Massachusetts pushed insurers to reduce their payments to providers, making it less worthwhile for doctors to expand their practices. As a result, the average wait to get an appointment with a doctor grew from 33 days to over 55 days.

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