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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope; it's not.  Nurse anesthetists make a good living.  And they can work a few days a week.[/quote]

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291151.htm

This is a national number, so I would expect DC to be higher than the averages.  If the market is becoming saturated and that number is moving down, it will take a few years to show up on these stats. [/quote]

[b]That is a common misunderstanding.  Healthcare provider salaries are actually lower in larger cities (i.e. DC) then they are in rural areas[/b].  [/quote]

The boldest is a false statement. [b] Rural hospitals pay much lower than city hospitals.  It's a numbers game, rural populations are less so they see less patients therefor, need less staff. [/b] [/quote]

The original bold is true.  While the patient demand is a numbers game, so is the supply of doctors.  Rural areas have a very hard time attracting doctors (especially specialists) and therefore, have to pay much higher salaries.  In a large city like NYC or DC, patient demand is essentially capped due to the population but the supply of doctors is not.  Doctors, like other folks, want to live in these cities and have to compete for jobs.  I've seen the numbers for some specialties in really rural places like Alaska and the differences in pay are staggering.  They can easily be 1/2 million higher in a really rural area.[/quote]

The bolded is totally false.  The LOWEST physician salaries in the country are in the mid-atlantic cities (Philly, NYC, DC).  Unless you are in a cash-only practice (which is precisely why so many physicians around here are).   
Please don't speak of things you know nothing about.  
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