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by bad_haircut72 493 days ago
I replied to your other comment but wanted to reply here to say that this is also probably a fair point. I guess I dont really see doctors as employees taking orders (dont doctors mostly own their own practice?) since theyre so highly paid, but probably thats how being a software dev looks to others aswell.

Im curious if you think malpractice insurance is also a significant, unnecessary cost? What if we made it harder to sue doctors? On the flip side, malpractice is still a real problem - probably not one that will be fixed by removing medical licences :D just hoping you see this comment since I am genuinely interested in your answer

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In the last decade, private practice rates for doctors has dropped from ~60% to ~45%.

By me in FL, it's hard to find a doctor that actually has a private practice now. Most are corporate owned clinics where doctors are just employees.