[trowawee]

The problem is that doctors are never going to organize against this, because A) most have been thoroughly inculcated in a culture that worships that kind of work ethic and B) the limited number of physicians is the reason they make absurd amounts of money. The median ER doc in SF makes $328,047[1], and ER's a relatively low-paying specialty. The solution is regulation with teeth, similar to the rules governing pilots.

[1]: http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/ER-Doctor-Salary.htm...

[arikrak]

I wonder what would happen if instead of adding more regulations, they took away some of the power that medical schools have in restricting people from practicing medicine. E.g. nurse practitioners and physician assistants sound like a step in the right direction.