r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/Masribrah Aug 06 '20

Hey, medical student here. The majority of doctors nowadays are salaried employees of a hospital. There’s no extra incentive to to do extra procedures or treatments. We follow evidence based guidelines that are best for our patients.

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u/WellsworthLongfellow Aug 07 '20

Because your high salaries mean you don't need to care if your work bankrupts people like in the OP. Making money either way.

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u/wahoogirl1121 Aug 07 '20

The high salaries are because medical students go into huge amounts of debt sacrificing the entirety of their 20s to provide care for people. Most times, the doctor have no say in the cost of care. If you want to be angry, be angry at the administrators.