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> but they’re probably double what those same occupations pay in many other (first world) countries with lower healthcare costs You'll find that salaries acros
by Sohcahtoa82 3mo ago
> but they’re probably double what those same occupations pay in many other (first world) countries with lower healthcare costs
You'll find that salaries across the board are lower in other countries. Software developers in Europe make half of what they do in the USA. In exchange, they get far better benefits.
Also, physician salary only makes up about 8% of total healthcare costs [0]. Cutting salaries in half wouldn't significantly lower our healthcare costs.
[0] https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/physician-pay-makes-up-about-8-of-total-healthcare-costs https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/physician-pay-makes-up...
- sgerenser 3mo agoNo, certainly just cutting physician salaries wouldn’t make a big difference. But cutting salaries for everyone involved, including physicians, nurses, and administration would. I’m not saying we should do that, but just that people seem to ignore how much higher salaries are in the U.S. when they compare healthcare costs to other countries.