Healthcare Education and Q&A Thread

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

Sounds like an Orthopedic Surgeon. They suffer one of the higher malpractice premium rates, probably second highest to obstetricians.

Our Orthopedic Surgeons get paid about $350,000 plus incentives, and then the Medical School pays for their malpractice coverage, about $60-$70K per doc on average. $85K does not sound unreasonable, the only reason our medical school docs have a lower premium is because they're getting a "group rate" of sorts.

Obstetricians deal with about $100K apiece.

Malpractice costs aren't some buzzword or hot button issue; it's a serious problem.

Yes Orthopedic Surgeon is right I just could not think of what he was called when making the post. I'm sure he makes around that figure himself but I'll have to say the guy puts in alot of hours and works hard for every penny he makes.