It’s purely a matter of supply and demand. If the supply is there, then the price of their services will decline, whether they like it or not. They will work for less, or they won’t work at all. If some of them refuse to work, then the supply will adjust and the price will stabilize, but it’s a self adjusting process, so the price won’t go down unless the supply is there. I think that a lot of neurosurgeons will remain in the business, even if they get paid less than they currently do. The reason they get paid so much now is not simply that few people want to go into this business, or that they aren’t getting paid enough. The main reason is that a concerted effort has been made both by the industry and by the government to reduce the number of doctors.
I work in medicine, and that isn't the way it is. The problem is, the supply (need for neurosurgery) is not going to change, unless of course, the government simply mandates allowing a physician's assistant to cut holes in the skull to release pressure as the "standard" for brain injury, the need for surgeons will go down.
But if the government is involved, there is no supply and demand. Liberal socialist nitwits are conceited and arrogant enough to think they can manage it, just like the dumb ass Soviets, and just like the idiot Chavez.
We can add our current government to that heap.
Neurosurgeons ARE well paid, and they should be. There aren't enough of them, but the good pay does drive some who think they can handle it into that specialty.
Having the government regulate how many of a given specialty there is, how much they get paid and where they will practice is NOT going to allow any kind of invisible hand to regulate it.
It is a disaster waiting to happen. A lot of physicians are paid well now, but the work is extremely stressful for many of them, but the pay is a reasonable compensation for engaging in that profession for them.