<p>Medical school applications might drop, but enrollments would remain constant. </p>
<p>Distinguish between “universal care” and “national health service”. The latter certainly would drastically change the entire profession, with lots of people leaving practice altogether, hospitals closing… </p>
<p>Universal care could be done with far more limited government intervention, and without major changes in the structure of the health care system. Massachusetts is creeping in that direction. This might even lead to small increases in physician salaries. It would depend on how it was done.</p>