“The real problem in the US is high costs. We pay 3 or 4 times as they do in Europe for the same procedure. Not surprisingly, the incomes of doctors and other medical professionals are much higher in the US than in Europe.”
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The cost of liability insurance health professionals are required to carry has a much larger impact on cost of services. As always, follow the money. It’s the lawyers.
The doctors do pay a considerable amount for liability insurance.
Nevertheless, when they have paid their office rent and their liability insurance and their staff, they still have an income that is more than twice that of doctors in Europe.