Who hurts the US Healthcare system worse?

Well in the interest of moving the conversation forward, I'd like to attempt to pick up where (I think) Theodoric was leaving off.

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How do you take excess profits out of the picture without limiting how much they can be paid?

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There's a lot that goes into how a doctor gets paid today, they are Fee for service, Capitation, and Salary. The issue you talk about has been discussed and, while not perfected, is more robust than many people give it credit for. I don't remember all the specifics, but I learned this from a video I came across this video a while back and I think it pertains heavily to what you're asking. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts after watching the video, CS. https://www.khanacademy.org/.....are-system/v/paying-doctorsedit: typosEdited by Whaitere, : No reason given.Edited by Whaitere, : No reason given.Edited by Whaitere, : I'm terrible at this apparentlyEdited by Whaitere, : really terrible.Edited by Whaitere, : No reason given.

Well I'm sorry to have wasted your time friend.

Well for me I think a lot of what you speak of stems from the Insurance companies themselves. I understand why having an intermediary between healthcare professionals and their customers is probably overall a good idea, but I am either too stupid or too stubborn to comprehend why things cost they way they do in our current system. So I guess I'd have to say my problem isn't directly with doctor compensation, even though they've benefited tremendously. I've always been of the belief that the inflated healthcare costs were manufactured by the Insurance companies, and the doctors merely benefited from the overflow.Wanted to add on that I agree with what RAZD said that the healthcare industries should be regulated as Not for Profit.Edited by Whaitere, : add on

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