I don't know how true it is, but I read somewhere that the AMA uses its influence to limit the number of med schools. If that's so, it's a sin because Obamacare will explode the demand for doctors.
yes the AMA “the doctors union” deliberately keeps the number of seats in medical schools very low causing an artificial shortage with the accompanying high prices. The issue is not creating more surgeons which is a high skilled subset as I understand the shortage is primary care doctors. I would like to see each state establish 2 new medical schools enrolling students right out of high school and cranking out 100 call them PD’s for practical doctors each in five years. Doctors would be plentiful prices would come under control. Think of it most of us already are being seen by a similarly educated person in PA’s or ARNP. This would not interfere much with the current food chain in the medical industry and give average people much easier access to basic care.