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The problem isn't money for doctors, it's money for administrators (including insurance). Same as education. In any field x, you have people who specialize in
by kps 9y ago
The problem isn't money for doctors, it's money for administrators (including insurance). Same as education.
In any field x, you have people who specialize in x and people who specialize in extracting money. It's no surprise where the money ends up. (This is independent of particular mechanisms for extracting money that vary across economic and political systems.)
- saint_fiasco 9y agoIf more money is put into the healthcare system but the amount of new doctors per year does not increase, of course the money is going to go to administration. It has nowhere else to go. That's also why the US spends so much on drugs. Doctors are overworked, so they are forced to depend on prescribing more drugs, the most time-efficient tools for them.
- kps 9y agoDoctors are overwhelmed with paperwork, often with institutionally-mandated EHR systems that are slower and worse than traditional paper notes for medical purposes. They are spending more time on administrative tasks that could otherwise be spent on actual patients, just like professors are spending more time on grant acquisition that could otherwise be spent on teaching and research.