Medical deserts: how to attract doctors?
Rural areas are short of doctors.
- Public health centres with salaried doctors
- Require young doctors to work there for a few years
- Financial incentives to set up a practice
- Telemedicine and private provision, without constraints
What's at stake: Everyone wants doctors everywhere; they differ on the lever: obligation, public provision or incentives.
The left's argument
The market hasn't solved medical deserts. Public health centres ensure equality.
The right's argument
Forcing doctors discourages the profession. Financial incentives work better.
And you, where do you stand?
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