btaf45@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe average doctor in the U.S. makes $350,000 a year. Why?webcache.googleusercontent.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkThe average doctor in the U.S. makes $350,000 a year. Why?webcache.googleusercontent.combtaf45@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoTL;DR: We’re not training up new doctors in high enough quantities, and we have a supply / demand problem.
minus-squareFinalBoy1975@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoYou might consider the amount of money owed after completing the medical degree. They get that salary to pay back loans.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s also addressed in the article.
TL;DR: We’re not training up new doctors in high enough quantities, and we have a supply / demand problem.
You might consider the amount of money owed after completing the medical degree. They get that salary to pay back loans.
That’s also addressed in the article.