It is astounding that doctors now cannot afford to accept a patient for an office visit for an $80. fee. I could walk into a doctor’s office fifty years ago unannounced and see the doctor within an hour and pay him with a single $5. bill. A hundred years ago $80. for a week would have made most doctors very happy.
If you think of all the staff the doctor must pay, nurses, clerks, house maintenance and the like, plus the cost of malpractice insurance, equipment and supplies, building and office space lease or mortgage, and its insurance, then the costs become more clear................