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In article <37fbp9$aom@ralph.vnet.net> tophat@vnet.net (Tophat) writes:
>conklin (george@nccu.edu) wrote:
>
>:     And then ask yourself why we have rich doctors but poor
>: citizens.  The doctors are still raising fees twice the rate of
>: inflation while only 20% of families are finding their income
>: rising.  The other 80% find their income falling.  So where
>: are the economists?  How can this be?  Answer: political power.
>
>The correct question relates to physician's income, not physician's fees. 
>Physicians pay the operating expenses of their practice out of their 
>fees. Fees could go up, assuming you are correct, at twice the rate of 
>inflation and physician's income could be down, the same or up. The same 
>thing would be true at the medical centers since fees wash through the 
>departments and many doctors are on salary. Is there data relating to 
>physician income that would be relevant here.
>
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    I said FEES and I meant FEES.   If you have more doctors, but
no more patients, fees can go up at twice the rate of inflation,
but individual doctors may not see that because there are more
of them fighting over the same amount of money.  


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