Great, why not look a bit closer at the real problem... I hate price controls and such, but I know a number of docs bringing in obscene money for an ordinary practice. Literally over 2 million for a couple different specialists that are absolutely not workaholics.
That's far from the only cause. My father's doctor retired because it was going to cost him about $150K just to digitize his books and records to meet the Obamacare mandates, and he had a relatively small practice. Malpractice insurance is incredibly expensive and the tort system makes doctors order up tons of tests in order to cover their asses. Medical school is so expensive that doctors in their 50s are still paying back their loans. It ain't all Rolexes and BMers. There's a fair number of docs around here that quit their practice to become hospital employees to avoid all that.
Don't know how it works up there, but my doctors agree to accept what the insurance companies pay when they sign on with them (in addition to the copay). If you go outside the network of doctors on your plan, you pay more.
