Almost 90% of N.J. doctors expect the shortage to get worse under ObamaCare

Ok, that’s an overstatement. The actual number is 87.8%…sorry to mislead you:

Patients across New Jersey can anticipate a conspicuous downturn in the overall quality of medical care, if the majority of the state’s physicians are correct.

In an online poll conducted by Success Communications Group and National Research Inc. between March 31 and April 12, 2010, 87.8 percent of 223 doctors surveyed said they expect the current shortage of physicians in the state to become even more severe as a result of the national legislation signed into law on March 23. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 6.56 percent.

In addition, 78 percent of the doctors surveyed indicated an overall belief that health care in the United States is on the wrong track, with 74.9 percent disapproving of the recent health care reform package.

I found this at the newest Mob Roll member and fellow Jersey RWE “Jersey Nut”, who makes a poignant observation:

Longer waits in order to access poorer quality services at higher prices provided by professionals who are less-than-enthusiastic about their jobs…

Yeah, but what do these guys know, anyway? They’re just a racist mob of red-necked, gun toting, dumb-as-dirt…doctors.

I’ve reached out to the surveyors in an attempt to delve into the crosstabs a little bit. One has to wonder how this number could be so high in what is still one of the bluest states around. Granted we’re making strides out of the collectivist wilderness, but we’ve got a long way to go.

Is it our concentration of illegal immigrants, which as of 2006 was 8th highest in the country? Is it simply us being the most densely populated state in the country? Something else?

In any event, this doesn’t bode well for us as a nation. For reading on RomneyCare’s own doctor shortage, here’s Bloomberg from last November.

Russ

Comments

[Matt]

Great article. I guess they can reduce costs by putting doctors out of business.

[Russ]

That's one way. It sure as hell isn't getting any cheaper for any other reason. Thanks Matt. I hope to have the whole survey soon so I can break it down by county.