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PBS: Why Are Doctors Quitting? Physician Says Drs Are Demoralized, Flaws in Healthcare System
(2023). America's doctors are leaving the profession in growing numbers, creating a crisis in the U.S. healthcare system. Some 117,000 physicians left the field in 2021, and 1 in 5 say they will soon do so. In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, political anthropologist and physician Dr. Eric Reinhart explained fatal flaws in the country's health system that led to this worrying trend. He shares with host Michel Martin some potential solutions. (Click on the YouTube icon to read comments).