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> But I'm pretty sure they make far more in the US than anywhere else in the world. Yea, but the opportunity cost of getting there is huge. At graduation, mos
by SkyPuncher 8y ago
> But I'm pretty sure they make far more in the US than anywhere else in the world.
Yea, but the opportunity cost of getting there is huge. At graduation, most doctors are in the ballpark of $1MM behind where they'd be if they went straight into a professional career.
Also, doctor's salaries only account for 8% to 20% of total healthcare costs.
- jimbokun 8y ago"At graduation, most doctors are in the ballpark of $1MM behind where they'd be if they went straight into a professional career." So the two great failures of the American economic system, education and health care, reinforcing each other to make the situation even worse. "Also, doctor's salaries only account for 8% to 20% of total healthcare costs." Where does the rest go?