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Business Week:  While it’s common for “tort reformers” to say there is an exodus of doctors due to the cost of medical malpractice insurance, Pat Wehclser reports the real reason for a looming shortage of doctors is not enough doctors are being trained.  “In 1997, lawmakers placed a cap on the number of medical residencies—hospital training required for all doctors—in order to contain costs under Medicare, which pays for most of these training slots. Today the U.S. is in the grip of a nationwide doctor shortage, brought on by an aging population demanding access to specialists….The cap that stands in their way affects 90,000 of 110,000 residencies at U.S. hospitals, according to the medical college association.”

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