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arjieyesterday at 4:10 PM2 repliesview on HN

If the insurance companies disappeared tomorrow, presumably all medical care is paid for at point of use by patients? That would mean stochastically facing catastrophic bills from providers. I am sympathetic to the idea that healthcare providers and systems here should be making no more than in, say, Europe, but an orthopaedic surgeon being paid the $300k USD-equivalent in Germany instead of his $750k USD income today at median would be very unhappy.


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wqaatwtyesterday at 4:17 PM

> would be very unhappy.

Significantly increasing the supply of doctors would solve that, though.

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ToucanLoucanyesterday at 4:25 PM

> but an orthopaedic surgeon being paid the $300k USD-equivalent in Germany instead of his $750k USD income today at median would be very unhappy.

I'm sure he'll manage.

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