Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by moorhosj on Saturday January 20, 2018 @12:00PM
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AMA also blocks nurse practitioners from being able to take on more duties. Need to protect that market share.
Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by tcbawo on Saturday January 20, 2018 @09:28AM
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This is a huge problem. The limiting factor appears to be the number of residency spots, not the number of accepted medical school students.
We should take some of the billions our Federal government spends and increase the number of residency spots and increase funding for tuition reimbursement for practicing in underserved areas.
Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by jhokanson on Saturday January 20, 2018 @09:47AM
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I can't personally speak to the accuracy of the linked claim below, but it suggests that the coverage of residency spots is controlled by a physician led advisory board called RUC that intentionally limits the reimbursement so as to control wages.
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/11/its-doctors-wh...
Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by dizzystar on Saturday January 20, 2018 @08:37AM
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I'm sorry, but if someone is going to be cutting into my body, I want them well trained and I want them to have dissected a human. I don't want someone who "moves fast and breaks things" puking on my exposed parts.
That's an entirely artificial problem created by the AMA (or BMA in the UK) to keep wages high. What if everyone who had the academic ability could train, rather than having to compete for a restricted number of slots? It's how every other discipline does it (they defer competing for places until the job market).