Insurers to pay doctors 30-40% less under exchange plans.

[gasman09]

15. long and hard and expensive

Average length is 12 yrs. Give or take depending on specialty. Average dept is approximately $200,000. Residency programs are grueling, with 80 plus hours sent at the medical facility and countless more hours prepping and studying for your next day case load. Many people say healthcare providers are paid to much, but you don't take in account for the sacrifices they make to provide care to people and to save lives. By not accounting for that many are saying the a life is worth a set amount of money. As a anesthesia provider, I spent 10 hrs in the OR yesterday and then was called back in for three traumas and laboring mom spending most of my night at the hospital. Also have cases to do today. Saw my wife and daughter for approximately 1.5 hr in the last 24 hrs and missed my daughters first swim meet. Yes I know that I chose this profession and love what I do. But at the same time there some be compensation for the sacrifices healthcare providers and there families make to provide quality healthcare. Medicare and medicaid payments many times don't even cover the cost of the care provided to the patients and there for care is provided for free. I no other profession do you expect something to be done for nothing.