Residency is essentially a type of internship or apprentice lasting from three to seven years depending on the specialty. The problem is that the American Medical Association convinced Congress nearly 30 years ago that there was going to be a glut of physicians in the coming years. Congress capped the number of residency slots funded by Medicare to 1996 levels as a result. There have been additional residencies created in the past 29 years, but the growth has slowed substantially and more are needed.
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While Heavy Drinking Is Way UP, Some People Want to Cut Back Becoming Soberish
Since well before the Covid Pandemic, drinking has been climbing. While drinking rose even more due to the stress and uncertainty of covid, it never really came back down.
British Nurses: Patients Are Dying in Hospital Corridors
The report described how patients have had to wait for CPR as nurses struggled to maneuver through a cramped corridor to get there in time. Often, patients endured unhygienic conditions, nurses said.
The New Golden Girls: Seniors Sharing Homes for Money and Companionship
Years ago, I read an article in the New York Times about the economics of three seniors who could move in together and share expenses. The cost of an apartment and splitting the cost of around the clock home care would be cheaper than one person moving into a nursing home. I was intrigued by the idea. Few people can afford a nursing home and not everyone can afford expensive assisted living, or senior communities. For that matter, most seniors don’t want institutional living.