(02-13-2020, 07:48 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(02-13-2020, 03:35 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: The costs of doctors isn’t the problem with medical costs. It’s the testing, exams, equipment, and medicines that cost so much. We don’t have a doctor shortage problem. The problem is doctors feel obligated to subject everyone to a barrage of testing so that they’re not sued. 

Lowering the standard for qualified doctors doesn’t mean there’s more supply.  There is no way to increase the supply of doctors without lowering the quality of doctor. People would still seek out the better doctor when the bad one can’t fix it.

I knew a guy who was very high up in Florida hospital, which had like 25 locations. He told me that in spite of the fact that they were encouraging their doctors to form independent organizations that would bill patients and insurance directly, the hospital's expenses were still mostly doctors' salaries and nurses' salaries. He said the mortgage, utilities, consumables, and equipment financing were a much smaller portion.

What is really unfair about this is, although all doctors and many nurses get a very generous hourly wage, most of them work more hours than they would like. The shortages are hurting their quality of life too, they just can't see it.

Ok, haven’t read the whole thread but, I run a piddly lawn business. The vast majority of what I pay out is salary as well.  I’ll pay out 70-90k on that.  But I can gas up the equipment and store it for less than 8k.  Other than that, not much to spend.  The workers will always get the vast majority of the what’s spent.  


 Im not sure how much this helps.  I just assume you’re probably wrong and adding my 2 cents.

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