Why Are American Doctors Paid So Damn Much?

[MADem]

132. If working to their full ability is too hard for them, they are in the wrong line of work.

See? You quit because of the stress. You couldn't handle it. That was probably a good move on your part and you should be commended for it, as should your spouse. Not everyone is cut out for that line of work.

Now, imagine all the bullshit patients--the ones that took up your time, but not your skills--were eliminated, leaving you with only the ones who could benefit from your full abilities. You have all the time in the world to use your mind and your education to solve their issues.

In my "vision of medicine," a medical school education is affordable, even fully reimbursable in exchange for a period of duty in underserved areas, we travel down the road through the ACA to single payer, profit comes OUT of the picture, doctors make a good living (though they might not have 3 Mercedes and a Maserati in their 4 car garage in their multi - million dollar home), there are plenty of them, so they aren't working 20 hour days, and patients get good, undistracted care from doctors who aren't "too stressed" and "can't handle it."

That day is coming. Cuba has a lot of these "everyday" doctors, who operate clinics for simple things. When we rapproche with Cuba, there will be a large exodus of medical professionals and many of them will come here. Others, from here, will start attending Cuban med schools once they become certified. Maybe some geniuses will have a good look at their model and export elements of it, which has produced one of the healthiest populations in the world relative to their per capita income.