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We already have a shortage of doctors and it is very expensive to become a doctor. How will paying doctors less help this? We need to reduce requirements for be

We already have a shortage of doctors and it is very expensive to become a doctor. How will paying doctors less help this? We need to reduce requirements for becoming a doctor and have "tiers" so people who just do family doctor things only need to know family doctor things. Prescription drug spending is less than 20% of medicare. Negotiating prices might help but taking that 20% to 10% still leaves healthcare as a very very large expense (source https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2019/nov/medicare-spending-trends-2010-2016-increase-prescription-drug https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...).

omegaworks 4y ago
We could forgive the school debt of existing doctors and pay the entire cost (with appropriate cost controls) of medical school for new doctors.
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tryptophan 4y ago
> We need to reduce requirements for becoming a doctor and have "tiers" so people who just do family doctor things only need to know family doctor things. The fact that you think family medicine is about "just knowing family doctor things" tells me all I need to know about your level of medical knowledge. Family medicine is arguably the field with the highest knowledge ceiling, because they have the first encounter with literally anything the patient can present with. Lowering standard and having NPs write adderall(have you heard the news about those ridiculous ADHD online clinics? btw people don't seem to appreciate that adderall is functionally meth) and antibiotics for everyone they set their gaze upon is not the right way to improve healthcare.
colinmhayes 4y ago
We have a shortage of doctors because the government artificially limits the number of residency spots which are required to become a doctor. Double the number of residency slots and med school spots will follow. Even if you halve doctor salaries I guarantee you we will have twice as many new doctors per year. The cost is not even close to what is stopping people from becoming doctors.

omegaworks 4y ago

We could forgive the school debt of existing doctors and pay the entire cost (with appropriate cost controls) of medical school for new doctors.

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tryptophan 4y ago

> We need to reduce requirements for becoming a doctor and have "tiers" so people who just do family doctor things only need to know family doctor things. The fact that you think family medicine is about "just knowing family doctor things" tells me all I need to know about your level of medical knowledge. Family medicine is arguably the field with the highest knowledge ceiling, because they have the first encounter with literally anything the patient can present with. Lowering standard and having NPs write adderall(have you heard the news about those ridiculous ADHD online clinics? btw people don't seem to appreciate that adderall is functionally meth) and antibiotics for everyone they set their gaze upon is not the right way to improve healthcare.

colinmhayes 4y ago

We have a shortage of doctors because the government artificially limits the number of residency spots which are required to become a doctor. Double the number of residency slots and med school spots will follow. Even if you halve doctor salaries I guarantee you we will have twice as many new doctors per year. The cost is not even close to what is stopping people from becoming doctors.