Well, in the US doctors are rich. Something completely different to most of the rest of the world.
US doctors are not that good compared with a German or French doctor, they could be as bad as bad doctors in other countries.
US doctors are not that good compared with a German or French doctor, they could be as bad as bad doctors in other countries.
The good and the okay doctors, i.e. the vast majority, are also very good. Probably a wash with most large Western nations.
America's actual problem, and failure, is prevention and uniform access to primary care. No surprises here.
Vs. merely billing by the hour - then having to pay your office rent, utilities, medical school loans, nurse's salary, receptionist's wages, etc. etc. out of that. I've read quite a few accounts of that sort of doctor going bankrupt...unless they were being supported by the specialists, to whom they were referring patients who needed procedures or other expensive care.
Any evidence to back this up?
Granted, I’ve had some bad docs in the U.S., but the trick is to get good recommendations from people that work with the better doctors.
Plus, if you can wait, treatment is nearly free, but you can get same day service for many procedures, like overnight ecg, for say $100 -$200.
Private health insurance had a cap (~$100k/year) for some reason. I thought that was risky.
Patients need advocates (and someone to help them from getting lonely, which also helps their recovery).