It's worse than even that. The cartel arrangement is as described, but it's increasingly not even a great deal for the radiologists. The business of radiology

It's worse than even that. The cartel arrangement is as described, but it's increasingly not even a great deal for the radiologists. The business of radiology is increasingly centralized into teleradiography farms. That means that radiologists are working in shifts, and evaluated according to production metrics, like line workers in a factory. The cartel arrangement will probably continue, as it is advantageous for people at the top of this food chain, but it's not an arrangement that's going to result in a lot of wealth and job security flowing to individual radiologists. Nor will it result in great outcomes for patients.