DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, M.D., and DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, M.D. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE. BY THE YEAR 2032, THE U.S. WILL FACE A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. ACCORDING TO SOME ESTIMATES, IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 122 THOUSAND PHYSICIANS IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF CANCER CASES IN THIS COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO RISE BY 45 PERCENT. AMID THIS GROWING HEALTHCARE CRISIS, PHYSICIANS EDUCATED AT FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS WHO COME TO THE U.S. TO TRAIN ARE FULFILLING A CRITICAL NEED. HERE TO EXPLAIN ARE DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES, OR E-C-F-M-G, AND DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, A NATIVE OF COLOMBIA WHO HAS TRAINED IN THE U.S. SINCE 2016. 

HEALTHCARE EXPERT SETH DENSON will talk about: 1 IN 10 AMERICANS SKIPPING DOSES AS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES RISE. A group of Democratic senators this week introduced the Affordable Medications Act, legislation that aims to cut prescription drug prices. Rising costs are a big issue for patients like Maryanne Perry, who depends on a prescription inhaler for her chronic lung disease (COPD). "Climbing a flight of stairs, by the time you get up you're literally huffing and puffing and gasping for air," Perry said. Last summer, Perry lost health insurance coverage and missed a deadline to enroll in Medicare's Part D drug program. She learned her inhaler would jump from a $50 copay to a staggering $1,000 a month.