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0 pointsriverstones8y ago0 comments

I grew up in England. Same deal. In and out, no bill.

The Americans who decry "socialist" medicine have never used it. There has to be a way to divorce health care and profit. English, Aussie, and Kiwi doctors all make about the same pay as American doctors, but they work in a non-profit system. Go figure...

Americans are largely opposed to a system where there is no profit. The Americans are the Ferengi of medicine, this much is certain.

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ido8y ago

American doctors make 6 figures $/year, sometimes serious figures (like $400k/year).

UK doctors don’t make near that much money.

inflagranti8y ago

Is this the average doctor or some specialist? The fact that some specialists can hugely profit from the system the same way the hospitals, pharma companies and insurance do, is likely port of the point of the previous comment. The important takeway is the average doctor does likely also not see much of that overhead money that goes to the pockets of a couple individuals and already rich companies.

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