Is the US the only country in the world that has a for profit Health Care System? (laws, medical)

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Greatday

You cannot legislate to prevent someone from suing another person if they have been harmed.

You CAN limit PUNITIVE damages. You CANNOT limit COMPENSATORY damages.

Ok so allow criminal lawsuits, but this whole "everyone gets paid millions" thing and healthcare is molded by law ...well it has major flaws.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Officers get nice beni's too.

Yeah - like getting deployed and getting shot at in Iraq or Afganistan (like my daughter-in-law was twice)

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Greatday

I'm sorry but, I know many real estate agents who make FAR MORE than 300K a year -

I cannot, and will not, ever CAP what ANYONE can make

If a Pro Ball player can make 10 / 15 / 20 million a year, so can a doctor if they can

Can a Fireman? Policeman? School Teacher?

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Ok so allow criminal lawsuits, but this whole "everyone gets paid millions" thing and healthcare is molded by law ...well it has major flaws.

There is no such thing as "criminal lawsuits".

And, a doctor should not be charged with a crime for making a human mistake.

AND, the "millions" comment refers to PUNITIVE (punishment) damages that are awarded - you can cap those

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by Mach50

UK Doctors get paid nicely, not insanely like ours, but nicely. Officers get nice beni's too.

A GP in the UK working under contract with the NHS earns between 80,000 and 120,000 pounds, thats $165,000 to $248,000.

On top of that is their private practice....

To add, in the USA a family practice Doctor earns an average of $142,000....

Is family practice similar to a GP???

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Can a Fireman? Policeman? School Teacher?

I would suggest that there is just a tiny bit different amount of training involved between being a doctor and being a police officer - wouldn't you agree?

And, Could the fire fighter, police officer etc have chosen a different profession that would have made them more?

Should the police officer make as much as a pro ball player?

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Greatday

There is no such thing as "criminal lawsuits".

And, a doctor should not be charged with a crime for making a human mistake.

AND, the "millions" comment refers to PUNITIVE (punishment) damages that are awarded - you can cap those

Well you got me there, I am not a lawyer nor a Doctor, just an American poster throwing ideas out.

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Greatday

I would suggest that there is just a tiny bit different amount of training involved between being a doctor and being a police officer - wouldn't you agree?

And, Could the fire fighter, police officer etc have chosen a different profession that would have made them more?

Should the police officer make as much as a pro ball player?

Based on the amount of training the Doctors would get paid more of course.

a Doctor cannot choose a different profession?

You said, we should not cap what ANYONE can make, a Fireman, Police and Teacher are capped, so are Active Duty Military. These are all social services.

[ParkTwain]

Originally Posted by Greatday

There is no such thing as "criminal lawsuits".

And, a doctor should not be charged with a crime for making a human mistake.

AND, the "millions" comment refers to PUNITIVE (punishment) damages that are awarded - you can cap those

A big problem among the medical profession is the ineffective QUALITY CONTROL scheme in place today. If the profession could make more clear to its members what are the proper standards of practice, there would be a lot less of a fuzzy basis for initiating lawsuits for malpractice. The doctors need to make their quality practices more transparent. Traditional doctors were accustomed to having a great deal of discretion in performing their services. That eventually got them into trouble in a world with so many lawyers.

[oz in SC]

Found this spiffy little website to see what the various specialties get paid:

Physician Salaries