[cjalmeida]

Oh please. Doctors in the US get huge amounts of money, to the point they're the actual 1%. You don't see anything like this in OCDE countries.

Doctor associations all across the country create enormous barriers to the opening of new medical schools to avoid competition.

Don't get me wrong, medical doctors are generally good hard working people. But we need to acknowledge they're part of the problem.

[jrnichols]

> Doctor associations all across the country create enormous barriers to the opening of new medical schools to avoid competition.

similar to how nursing unions band together and squash efforts for community paramedicine (many of the same services at a way lower cost) to expand. "they'll be taking our jobs!" is what it boils down to.

[cjalmeida]

To downvoted, some data.

A surgeon in CA earns on average about $400k while its peer in UK makes $100.

4x the cost of labor should partially explain why a surgery can easily cost 6 figures.

[jinglebells]

Although, remember that surgeon won't need to pay for health insurance, so that saves some cash :D