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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by alistairSH on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:17AM (#46034367)
The article states rural areas tend to be served by a higher proportion of immigrant doctors. The densely populated coasts will probably be fine - the higher salaries will continue to attract US-born and limited immigrant doctors.
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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by hakunin on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:32AM (#46034535)
Doctors are paid more in rural areas than in big cities, a reverse of most other professions.
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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by alistairSH on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:45AM (#46034682)
Huh, true enough. I linked one summary.

$200k urban vs $205k rural median offers to new doctors overall. But, in surgical practices, that flips well in favor of urban offers. But, that's just for new MDs. Career numbers skew even more to rural doctors

https://resources.nejmcareercenter.org/article/demystifying-...

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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by flag_fagger on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:41AM (#46035287)
I spoke to a doctor at a bar a couple years back and he was telling me apparently out in North Dakota you can get a $400k salary as a family doctor.
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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by hakunin on Monday November 24, 2025 @11:48AM (#46036083)
Yes, Montana too.
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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by taylodl on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:32AM (#46035176)
And rural hospitals are shutting down because they can't sustain operations. US healthcare is collapsing before our very eyes.
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Re:'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer at... by incomingpain on Monday November 24, 2025 @11:20AM (#46035741)
>The article states rural areas tend to be served by a higher proportion of immigrant doctors. The densely populated coasts will probably be fine - the higher salaries will continue to attract US-born and limited immigrant doctors.

I had only anecdotal knowledge(I know Canadian doctors are all going to the big cities) and I looked it up before posting for who would be most impacted.

You are correct the article tried to suggest rural, but fact check false. It's easy to see why NPR did this.

NPR represents urban liberals; their readers won't like reading that their healthcare costs are about to go way up.

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