WHY DO YOU THINK DR'S WANT TO GIVE UP MEDICINE?  THEY ARE GETTING TRIED OF ALL THE INSURANCE RED TAPE.  BUT THEY GET MONEY FROM THESE COMPANIES WHAT ARE THEY COMPLAINING ABOUT.  MOST ARE RICH AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS DYING OUT. 

I THINK THEY NEED TO BE HAPPY AND STOP COMPLAINING.  THEY CHEAP PEOPLE ANYWAY DON'T YOU THINK?  MAYBE THEY ARE AFRAID OF OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN

DONNA

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Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative.

Experts say if many physicians stop practicing, it could be devastating to the health care industry.

The survey, released this week by the Physicians' Foundation, which promotes better doctor-patient relationships, sought to find the reasons for an identified exodus among family doctors and internists, widely known as the backbone of the health industry.

A U.S. shortage of 35,000 to 40,000 primary care physicians by 2025 was predicted at last week's American Medical Association annual meeting.

In the survey, the foundation sent questionnaires to more than 150,000 doctors nationwide.

Of the 12,000 respondents, 49 percent said they'd consider leaving medicine. Many said they are overwhelmed with their practices, not because they have too many patients, but because there's too much red tape generated from insurance companies and government agencies.