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Health insurance -> definitely a racket Hospital execs -> a racket, but hospitals are being bought up by PE firms rn so I'd say you probably want to include po
by lofatdairy 4y ago
Health insurance -> definitely a racket
Hospital execs -> a racket, but hospitals are being bought up by PE firms rn so I'd say you probably want to include portfolio managers
Doctors -> in general probably not. I've met some physicians that have made me feel sour about them in general, but even with FFS they're not benefiting nearly as much as hospital suppliers and insurance companies. Specialists definitely receive a boost, but this is like saying L7+ at FAANG is representative of SWEs as a whole. Factor in med school, residencies, and fellowships required to enter specialties, and there are also a lot of earning years lost. We should really be encouraging more students to go into medicine in spite of this, which would improve care by reducing the number of pts each physician needs to serve[^1].
[^1]: Additional context. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/why-does-the-us-make-it-so-hard-to-be-a-doctor/622065/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/why-does-t...