{"id":13281,"date":"2013-02-07T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T19:58:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-02-07T19:58:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T19:58:59","slug":"a_former_med_student_who_punted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/","title":{"rendered":"A Former Med Student Who Punted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen<\/a><\/p>\n

RUSH: Jim in Rapid City, South Dakota. I really appreciate your patience. We get back to you now as we go back to the phones. Hello, sir.<\/p>\n

CALLER: I really appreciate talking to you, Rush. It was over ten years ago that I called you from Greenville, North Carolina, telling you I was resigning as a second year med student with some angst and concern, but I did it, because I wasn\u2019t gonna go on another four years or so to become a primary care doctor because I could see back then the structural problems of having a third-party payer involved in your health care. And this Obamacare is only gonna hasten more people from not going into primary care, which is the main reason —<\/p>\n

RUSH: What was going on back in 2003?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

CALLER: Well, this was even before, this was 2000. We had the remnants of Hillarycare, which is the same problem we have today with Obamacare.<\/p>\n

RUSH: But Hillarycare didn\u2019t pass.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yes it didn\u2019t, but the structural problems are still there, and the structural problem is this. No one wants to become a primary care doctor if they can\u2019t make the money, and now it only makes it worse because you\u2019ve put a bigger third-party payer in the problem, not just insurance companies —<\/p>\n

RUSH: Yeah.<\/p>\n

CALLER: — governments, which is even worse, and we\u2019re not —<\/p>\n

RUSH: That\u2019s not entirely true. It\u2019s not that nobody wants to go into it, it\u2019s that — this is tough to say — it\u2019s that maybe the best of the pool are not going into it. I don\u2019t want to insult people who are doctors and nurses, I don\u2019t mean to do that, but it could well be that the best and the most talented have, just like you, punted: “I don\u2019t want any part of this.”<\/p>\n

CALLER: I agree.<\/p>\n

RUSH: We\u2019re always gonna fill the void. We got enough people in the country to fill the void in anything, but what is the talent level at that point? Who knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Jim in Rapid City, South Dakota. I really appreciate your patience. We get back to you now as we go back to the phones. Hello, sir. CALLER: I really appreciate talking to you, Rush. It was over ten years ago that I called you from Greenville, North Carolina, telling you I was resigning as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"A Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"RUSH: Jim in Rapid City, South Dakota. I really appreciate your patience. We get back to you now as we go back to the phones. Hello, sir. CALLER: I really appreciate talking to you, Rush. It was over ten years ago that I called you from Greenville, North Carolina, telling you I was resigning as […]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GeorgePrayias\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/\",\"name\":\"The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"description\":\"Excellence In Broadcasting\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/\",\"name\":\"A Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-07T19:58:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-07T19:58:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A Former Med Student Who Punted\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\",\"name\":\"GeorgePrayias\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GeorgePrayias\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_title":"A Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show","twitter_description":"RUSH: Jim in Rapid City, South Dakota. I really appreciate your patience. We get back to you now as we go back to the phones. Hello, sir. CALLER: I really appreciate talking to you, Rush. It was over ten years ago that I called you from Greenville, North Carolina, telling you I was resigning as […]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GeorgePrayias","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#website","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/","name":"The Rush Limbaugh Show","description":"Excellence In Broadcasting","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/","name":"A Former Med Student Who Punted - The Rush Limbaugh Show","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2013-02-07T19:58:59+00:00","dateModified":"2013-02-07T19:58:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/02\/07\/a_former_med_student_who_punted\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Former Med Student Who Punted"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4","name":"GeorgePrayias","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GeorgePrayias"},"url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}