Doctor and Nurse Vacancies Soar

Sometimes my clerks or a niece or a nephew will talk to me about career choices.

I tend to recommend careers in both law and medicine.

Forbes reports today that doctor and nurse vacancies are approaching nearly 20% at hospitals:

Doctor, Nurse Vacancies Soar Amid Obamacare Rollout

When doctors wanted to legisltate medical malpractice nearly out of existence in 2002 they claimed that doctors were leaving the state because of increasing insurance premiums.  There was never much proof of this and now it’s becoming clearer that there will ultimately be a shortage of health care workers here and elsewhere.