Jun 2, 2014 - How much is your doctor paid to treat you? If you donʼt know, why donʼt you know? You know how much your
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom
Health Freedom Minute June 2, 2014
How Much is Your Doctor Paid How much is your doctor paid to treat you? If you donʼt know, why donʼt you know? You know how much your car mechanic gets paid. You know how much your hair stylist gets paid. One doctor, writing in The Wall Street Journal, says patients in surveys many years ago thought their surgeon was paid $10,000 for a coronary angioplasty when the real number was $900. Even today he says heart surgeons are paid only $900 for open-heart surgery, including pre-op and post-op care. So where do the thousands of dollars charged for this surgery go? Into the pockets of health plan, hospital and government bureaucrats funded by people who want others to know and decide how much their doctor is paid. “Prescription for M.D.s: Unity and Their Own Lobbyists?” Richard A Schatz, M.D., The Wall Street Journal (opinion), May 7, 2014.
Presented daily by Twila Brase, President, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom. The Health Freedom Minute is now heard in 40 states: Mornings M-Th at AM1280 (The Patriot) in MN and 91.5 AM WHKC (FreedomFM) in OH, afternoons on American Family Radio, and daily on the Bott Radio Network.
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