> So… go ahead and share your ideas for paying doctors and hospitals less, because otherwise you’re talking about stuff which doesn’t amount to much! Think twi

> So… go ahead and share your ideas for paying doctors and hospitals less, because otherwise you’re talking about stuff which doesn’t amount to much! Think twice before you ask for it - you might get it. I often hear that doctors in US make more than they should. Compared to what? My significant other is a practicing physician in a second highly compensated (after surgeons) medical specialty. Besides her daily work she has at least one (sometimes two) night calls a week in the hospital plus another one or two calls from home (should be back to the H on a 30 minutes notice). I am embarrassed that as a computer scientist I make more than her working from home in a comfy chair in front of a screen. Paying doctors less than other skills professions is a sure way to guarantee that the next generation of doctors will be composed from the folks that could not make it into the "better" professions. Don't forget there is no "restart" button on a human corpse after failed surgery. You want a person holding your life in their hands to be top notch. Last thing to point out: even in equitable societies like Western Europe doctors make more compared to other skilled professionals like software engineers. America is unique that FAANG pays more to their engineers that Mayo Clinic to its physicians.