Thank you, Dallen Calder, for your excellent op-ed on the Utah physician shortage. I also want to add that physicians who are not performing major surgery receive poor reimbursement. This seems especially true in Utah. Our primary care MDs leave medical school with significant debt, go into practice that requires long hours, and earn less than a plumber, electrician, or even a construction worker.
Medical insurance costs more than ever. Where is this money going? Not to my doctor, to my knowledge.
Barbara Riser, Salt Lake City
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