Majority of Physicians Want To Quit Medicine
The numbers despairing over regulation, compensation and powerlessness are soaring
About 60 percent of physicians would quit today if they had the chance, according to new research.
The Physicians Foundation commissioned the national survey of 13,575 doctors.
Among MDs' concerns are autonomy, regulatory, liability and reimbursement, experts told HealthLeaders Media.
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I think most people (not counting those employed at Washington think tanks) would quit their job if they could.