I think that medicine can still be very lucrative. I don't think that MDs should suffer just because many people choose not to purchase medical insurance. There are many affordable options for insurance, even for people who make 300% over the poverty line. Given that doctors in Canada and in other countries make slim to none, we need to keep the gov't out to keep MDs rich. The AMA doesn't seem to be doing enough to help doctors perpetuate their lavish lifestyle. One great example: In the 80's, ophthalmologists used to make some $2000 per cataract surgery. Now, with better technology, less errors, and less complications, the ophtho docs make about $600 per surgery. A surgery which may only take a few minutes less than it did in the 80's. Fair? I think not. But with the gov't being the biggest purchaser of health care in the nation, and essentially in the world given that we spend some 30-35% of the world's healthcare budget, they are able to leverage against doctors to make the prices much lower than what they should be. There needs to be more opacity when it comes to pricing for patients so that the don't know what they are getting charged until they receive their bill and then they have to pay it or else it will go to the credit bureaus. I know that since I'm going into spine surgery, I'll make at least a million a year, but I want more rich docs so we can all hang out, play golf on exclusive courses, and talk about doctor stuff. So, please, take my ideas seriously.