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Merlot

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3. Surgeons, really? That's the problem?

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 11:26 AM

Feb 2018

Surgeons have a skill and provide a service. They can save a life.

Health care executives are parasites. And insurance companies are giving doctors less compensation, more billing headaches, and in general trying to degrade the profession.

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Greedy America and Healthcare [View all] Vidal Feb 2018 OP

Well you have surgeons that are multi millionaires. They're not going to give $$$ that up YOHABLO Feb 2018 #1

Right Vidal Feb 2018 #2

Surgeons, really? That's the problem? Merlot Feb 2018 #3

Doctors ARE part of the problem Vidal Feb 2018 #4

I'm actually kind of glad the AMA restricts entry MichMary Feb 2018 #6

You forgot medical schools profiting as well Lurks Often Feb 2018 #5

My daughter went to Georgetown med school. She graduated with $212,000 in debt--all tblue37 Feb 2018 #8

Doctors' primary goal is to make MichMary Feb 2018 #7