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Only about 5% of physicians in the US are represented by a union—-there are lots of things that contribute to high healthcare cost in the US, but union represen
by stephencanon 4y ago
Only about 5% of physicians in the US are represented by a union—-there are lots of things that contribute to high healthcare cost in the US, but union representation of doctors is not one.
- jollybean 4y agoThe physicians guild's have incredible control over healthcare in America, essentially they set the terms for what constitutes a 'doctor' and they fight over what nurses can and cannot do etc.. If we were to 'remake' healthcare today with 20/20 - we may not even have doctors. We may have 'helpers' who don't have direct medical input but do most things a nurse can do, and then have really highly qualified nurses who are allowed to 'diagnose' and 'write scrips' for some things below a certain threshold, doctors who maybe streamline earlier, much more technology earlier. Etc. etc.. I have no idea, other than to say it probably wouldn't look like what we have today but it won't change because the institutional powers of Doctrs etc. is strong. They go back very far in history. In some ways these organizations predate the states they work within.