Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system?
by Calavar on Sunday October 22, 2023 @03:37PM
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> incentive to chase HCOL areas where they can get paid or higher margin patients/procedures.
I can't speak to dentistry, but physician income tends to be lower in HCOL areas because they tend to be oversaturated with physicians and thus fewer patients per physician.
The incentives to stay in HCOL areas are usually non-monetary. For example, if your spouse has a tech job, you may find yourself to the Bay Area even though your income potential as a physician there is much lower than they it would be in the Central Valley. Or you might prefer the public schools in the HCOL areas. Or maybe you prefer to be close to family. Or maybe you like to travel and prefer not to be a 5-hour drive from the nearest international airport.
I can't speak to dentistry, but physician income tends to be lower in HCOL areas because they tend to be oversaturated with physicians and thus fewer patients per physician.
The incentives to stay in HCOL areas are usually non-monetary. For example, if your spouse has a tech job, you may find yourself to the Bay Area even though your income potential as a physician there is much lower than they it would be in the Central Valley. Or you might prefer the public schools in the HCOL areas. Or maybe you prefer to be close to family. Or maybe you like to travel and prefer not to be a 5-hour drive from the nearest international airport.