Free immigration of physicians

David Williams: “A larger supply of physicians is likely to drive more demand, making costs higher. We may have fewer doctors than some OECD countries, but we have a lot more than Singapore, where the figure is only 1.4 physicians per thousand people and there is universal access to care. Our problem here is two-fold: too much demand for health care services and reimbursement for specialty care (especially procedures) that is too high relative to primary care.”