Healthcare reform advocate and former Mayo clinic director, MICHAEL J. MYERS, slams the lucrative industry
l3wis 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.
