I"m not saying docs who can't pass the tests should be practicing, but foreign trained docs who can pass the boards should not have to go through 4 years of residency. having them do so both wastes 4 years that they could be practicing medicine and also denies a slot to a US med school grad.

This gets back to my post above? Who says it is so expensive?

I don't know if it it, I have no idea about insurance expenses for the medical profession. I don't have any idea about the insurance expenses for any other profession. I'm not an expert in either insurance, or more specifically in medical malpractice insurance.

So is it expensive? I have no idea if it is or not, and I'm guessing you don't either.

If it is expensive, why is it so? Again, I have no idea and I'm guessing you don't either.

More importantly, is will curbing malpractice verdicts lead to lower overall healtcare costs, and provide better care? I really don't know.

That's not exactly true. Physicians assistants and nurse practictioners are getting used in larger numbers to help offset it.

Also, like with almost all shortages about a specific industry, it's about taking away the leverage of workers more than it is about actual shortages. Outside of small areas that don't have the patient population to ever have specialists, there isn't an area in the country without access to doctors. There may be a wait to get admitted as a new patient but it's not like hospitals are shutting down with a sign that says "No doctors available".

Now, there are certainly unfilled jobs, but any industry that isn't failing has unfilled jobs.

Related, I know personally grads from our med school that are enticed to serve smaller populations. They generally have the bulk of their med school costs paid for in exchange for a few years service.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

The problem is that passing the boards alone doesn't really tell you if they are a safe doctor or not. There are countries where you become a doctor with a laughably small amount of extra work.

Related, I know personally grads from our med school that are enticed to serve smaller populations. They generally have the bulk of their med school costs paid for in exchange for a few years service.

Yes I do not that is why I asked the highlighted question. You posted so authoritatively I was sure you knew all the answers right here. And yes my hunch is the bitching I heard in general about malpractice costs factors into overall healthcare costs. Just a little hunch though.

Assface, I had one whole post detailing how I admittedly have no answers.

Assface he has no answers. He just came to throw his shit up on the board.