For the most part, we are in agreement, but I will say....
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Originally Posted by AnalogMan
Compensation for specialists is certainly one piece of the cost puzzle in the U.S., and contributes to higher costs. I would argue that primary care physicians and nurses don't get paid enough in this country for that they do (along with Park Avenue cardiologists getting paid too much).
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What I quoted was the median for all Physicians and Surgeons. It is further broken down on a link in the page to "
Specialties". Unfortunately they only have the mean wage, not the median, but family and general practitioners are average is above the median.
I don't put nurses in the same category, pay wise, as Physicians as they are more reasonably compensated when compared to other careers. However, they are in a service industry and there is a limit as to what the compensation can be without affecting the price of healthcare. And, lets not get into the "travelling nurse" pay being offered right now during the Pandemic (very well earned, but well out of line with reality).
It's sort of the same argument about Teachers being underpaid. I don't disagree, but how loud would the screaming be if suddenly everyone's property taxes were doubled (and rents go up for those renting) when we double teacher's salaries and the funding goes up to match? I don't know about other parts of the country, but the large majority of it is school funding here.