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Healthcare Reform: Innovations Address Shortage of Doctors
As more and more people qualify for insurance under healthcare reform, America's shortage of doctors is going to get worse. We look at the ways that medical practice is likely to change and what that will mean for patients. Also, President Obama defends his economic policies, and the return of the bedbug.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs more and more people qualify for insurance under healthcare reform, America's shortage of doctors is going to get worse. We look at the ways that medical practice is likely to change and what that will mean for patients. Also, President Obama defends his economic policies, and more and more Americans are sleeping with the enemy. We hear about a resurgence of bedbugs.
Banner image: Registered nurse Susan Eager (L) helps up Jane Awise, who suffers from severe diabetes, while performing a home healthcare visit on February 24, 2010 in Thornton, Colorado. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama in Ohio to Rally the Base, Defend His Economic Policies
President Obama's handling of the economy is falling to new lows. Today he took time out from a fundraising trip to visit a leafy, middle-class neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. Joe and Rhonda Weithman 's backyard was as intimate a setting as possible with reporters and TV cameras looking on.
Read the story8 minHealthcare Reform: Innovations Address Shortage of Doctors
Already, there are not enough doctors. When 34 million additional people become insured, the doctor supply will be overwhelmed by patient demand. The most critical shortage will be in primary care, partly because fewer new doctors choose general practice since specialties pay more.
Read the story36 minBed Bugs Are Back and Biting
In New York, they've infested the Time Warner Center and shut down high-end clothing stores. In Dallas, they've driven people out of apartments. Bedbugs — almost eradicated 50 years ago — are making a comeback.
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