This is from another Yahoo Answer's person glamorizing the American medical system...maybe it is time that of instead of Donald Trump saying.."you're fired"...maybe we should have cancer patient pleading for their life and this doctor can say.."no money, you are DEAD"
2007-07-10 05:47:52 · 9 answers · asked by bruce b 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
10,000,000$...I don't care what training one has and if they have been to hell and back to get it, it is still OBSCENE
2007-07-10 05:56:58 · update #1
Hey tara...10,000,000$...come on
this is not argumentative just enhancement
2007-07-10 06:01:45 · update #2
And do not use sports figures and celebrities because they do not have 30 years working span.
2007-07-10 06:05:16 · update #3
see, you're confused. you're still thinking of life as some sort of right; it is not. in today's world, living is a privilege.
2007-07-10 05:54:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
If he REALLY wanted to make money he could have become a surgeon.
You could be an oncologist too. Candidates must have graduated from an approved medical school and must have completed an ACGME accredited residency program. Graduate education in a specialty and, if the physician chooses, a subspecialty follows.
Examinations
After satisfactory completion of graduate education in a specialty, physicians may apply for certification. Applicants must pass the certifying examination administered by the medical specialty board. If they go on to receive additional education and training in a subspecialty (e.g., pediatric oncology and hematology), they must complete the education and training requirements and then apply for certification and pass the examination administered by the medical specialty board.
And risk all those outlandish malpractice suits.
2007-07-10 12:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Robert S 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Many doctors I know provide pro bono treatment. Of course there is always a limit to the amount of good you can do. I don't know about the doctor to which you refer, but I highly doubt this doctor makes all his/her money from his/her own billing and probably is a partner in a larger practice from which he/she takes a share. I don't see anything wrong with it so long as the doctor donates a reasonable amount of his/her time to patients unable to afford treatment and acts ethically with respect to his/her medical treatment decisions. The doctor will only charge as much as the market will bear, when the fees are too high, people won't pay and insurance companies won't pay. Therefore, assuming free market competition in his/her area, the doctor is making just the right amount of money.
2007-07-10 12:57:40 · answer #3 · answered by Tara P 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Everything is relative in our modern life: Why do dumb actors/actresses get a load of money for their work?
Why do CEO's cash in zillions on work done by others?
Why do people accept to have "sport" related people paid outrageous fees?
Now, what's a life worth?
2007-07-10 13:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Supply and demand.
Use, repeat.
If the oncologist is THAT good, sure.
There's more than one oncologist out there.
2007-07-10 19:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 million in a whole career isn't too much. 10 million in a year does seem like a lot. But if patients are willing to pay it, then it's none of my business, and none of yours.
2007-07-10 13:46:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is it obscene? In principle, yes.
Maybe not if you or someone you love is the one he keeps alive.
2007-07-10 12:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by Atavacron 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
OBSCENE how much is enough for these F######ers
2007-07-10 18:46:24 · answer #8 · answered by fisherman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely! *sm*
2007-07-10 13:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by LadyZania 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋