Papantonio: Are American Doctors Too Greedy?

[GoLeft TV]

In American society, it has always been common for doctors to make a very good living for themselves – they typically spend a decade in school, years in internships, and they end up being on call 24 hours a day. But there are a few doctors out there who feel like they deserve more money for doing less work, and this a phenomenon that is unique in America.

America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio talks about the culture of greed in our medical profession with Dr. Tom Schneider, author of the book A Physician’s Apology.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. Insurance CEOs are greedier.

[Neoma]

2. My only greed would be trying to pay off student loan debt. (After I become a doc.)

[mitch96]

3. Sorry to admit its all about the bucks

After working in Hospitals for over 40 years, I believe it's true. All about the bucks. Most MD's start off altruistic but get twisted some were down the line. Like assembly line piece workers they get paid by the "each". That's why they over book. God forbid if someone does not show. I understand they have to cover their expenses, student loans and have to hire a full time staff to deal with idiot insurance company trolls. How many of them would work in medicine if they "only" made $150,000 to $200,000 per year? I asked some of them and they said it would not be worth it. It's a shame the US has one of the most expensive health care system but not the best health care system…

Old Hospital axiom I learned years ago. When in doubt why something is happening……. follow the bucks…

mitch