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Thanks for a far more thorough version of my comment. I genuinely don’t know the logic of policymakers (if there’s logic at all), but it is fair to point out t

Thanks for a far more thorough version of my comment. I genuinely don’t know the logic of policymakers (if there’s logic at all), but it is fair to point out that one of the main drivers of health care spending is pay to doctors. So it’s not just a question of paying for their training: If we expand the capacity of the health care system by adding doctors, all else being equal we should expect costs to rise commensurately.

thepotatodude 8mo ago
Touch the salary and doctors strike. People will die if need be. Target somebody else for your reductions, not the people who have slaved away for years to treat you. We will not allow AI to accelerate the enshittification of healthcare and further solidify a two-tiered healthcare system. You are the tech people, use AI to give me more time with patients and less administrative burden. I'd be able to see more patients and actually have time to look them in the eye. Increased productivity per doctor will help. As someone knees deep in the training pipeline, this is simply not worth doing for anything less than current pay. This is hard as fuck.
- twoodfin 8mo ago
  I agree with all of this, good luck coming out the other side! My point was primarily that there’s no “one neat trick” via the AMA to solve the shortage of doctors. Ultimately, if you want more highly trained, highly paid doctors you have to spend more (a lot more) on health care.