This is a big reason why the NHS is a lot more affordable, average wage for a GP is still something like £90k, but it's not in the hundreds of thousands. Staff

This is a big reason why the NHS is a lot more affordable, average wage for a GP is still something like £90k, but it's not in the hundreds of thousands. Staff costs are just a really big part of the total cost of providing care. The rest of the benefit is making clear cost:benefit decisions on buying drugs, reducing bureaucracy from the insurance system, the ability to centralize and scale care without so much replication, etc. But doctors salaries are still a big part of it.