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Not that much. They have half a million dollar student loans; they pay thousands of dollars a month in malpractice. And doctoes are very overworked. Its not th
by conanbatt 7y ago
Not that much. They have half a million dollar student loans; they pay thousands of dollars a month in malpractice. And doctoes are very overworked.
Its not that great of a profession.
- vkou 7y agoThen where is all this money going? Why does my health insurance cost $10,000/person of coverage, on top of deductibles and co-pays?
- fragmede 7y agoAdministration, primarily. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/08061... https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/the-real-reason-medical-care-costs-so-much-more-in-the-us.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/the-real-reason-medical-care...
- lotsofpulp 7y agohttps://www.cms.gov/files/document/highlights.pdf https://www.cms.gov/files/document/highlights.pdf 33% to hospitals 20% to physicians and clinical services 9% to retail prescription drugs 5% for other health, residential and personal care services 5% for nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities 4% for dental services I can't find any clear answer to what proportion doctors earn themselves: https://www.medicalbag.com/home/finance/health-care-costs-in-the-united-states-are-physician-salaries-really-the-problem/ https://www.medicalbag.com/home/finance/health-care-costs-in...
- sdinsn 7y agoIn addition, you pay for profit for the insurance companies
- conanbatt 7y agoMostly admin. You could make healthcare a lot cheaper with cheaper doctors though, but its not that great a racket