[hollerith]

That explains why doctors like the status quo. Insurers like it, too, because expensive tests and expensive procedures must be ordered by a doctor (at least if insurance is going to pay for it) and if the patient gives up on getting in to see a doctor, then the insurer does not need to pay for the expensive test or expensive procedure. In the US, employers like it, too, because they end up paying the insurance premiums for their employees.

[tmpz22]

And the schools prefer it (at least in the US) - limited highly paid doctors means they can charge exorbitant tuition.

[ejstronge]

> And the schools prefer it (at least in the US) - limited highly paid doctors means they can charge exorbitant tuition.

What's the evidence for your position? Researchers who study this question have shown that the cost of medical education is significantly higher than the price assessed to students.

In other words, having more medical students would cost schools money.

[hollerith]

I would've thought that the medical schools care about revenue, which is course can be increased both by raising tuition and by increase number of students.