Question

Would fewer people become physicians if government subsidies for medical education were reduced ? ( 300 words )

Answer 1

Fewer people will become physicians if government subsidies for medical education were reduced as the cost of medical education is already too high. 86 percent of students graduating from medical schools have some debt. Doctors graduating on an average owe more than $155,000. For this reason, only many doctors shun primary care in favor of highly paid specialties, where they have an opportunity of giving expensive treatments and ordering expensive tests, which is leading to a rise in the health care costs. Thus this is adding to the shortage of primary care physicians we already have. If government subsidies for medical education are reduced more and more people are not going to opt for primary care leading to an acute shortage.