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>...doctors who can basically make a killing in the US but not in Europe. Arguably that's due to constrained Supply - http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2013/

• conanbatt 10y ago
  This is related to one of the least favoured policy changes Milton Friedman wanted to make: remove medical licenses. There are plenty of tasks doctors are commanded with that do not require mastery level of expertise, and that enormously raises the cost of medicine. You dont need to study 10 years to read an EKG, someone could learn all the EKG patterns in a much shorter time. A funny story about this in argentina: anesthesiologists earn more money than surgeons. Surgeons are not unionized, but anesthesiologists are.
  • 0322317_anes 10y ago
    I have never heard that anesthesiologists make anywhere close to what specialized surgeons make. Where are you getting this information from?
    • conanbatt 10y ago
      Surgeons and anesthesiologists in Argentina. Is a famous trade quirk here. I think surgeons cannot unionize by law, but anesthesiologists can, but im not sure about that.
  • emodendroket 10y ago
    In the US increasingly NPs and PAs are being used instead of regular doctors for primary care.