Okay, read the whole column, especially the parts where we are fat and in denial, but my favorite part is the list of how much non-profit and not-for-profit healthcare administrators make;
They are seen briefly by a physician, who, if a hospitalist or family practitioner, is paid between $200,000 and $350,000 annually.
They might encounter an orthopedic surgeon for the repair of a shoulder, hip or knee. Orthopedic surgeons report incomes in the $380,000-to-$610,000 range. They might be introduced to an interventional cardiologist earning $450,000 to $690,000 or to a cardiac surgeon who earned $1.2 million last year. Upon leaving the “nonprofit” hospital, they might pass by the chief financial officer’s office. Health system CFOs generally are paid in the $220,000-to-$310,000 range. Nonprofit health system chief executive officers are paid $500,000 to $1.4 million depending upon size.
Gee, I wonder why it costs $50 for a freaking Tylenol.
But I love Mike’s ending;
They are nice people. They love their children. They exercise. But today, they are worried – worried about Obama, worried about health care reform, worried about big government.
They shouldn’t be.
Medicine is an epidemic in the United States.