Drs are dumping lots of $$$$ into their pockets to try and stop this so they can
Pull down $900k instead of 800k this year,...... It's just about extra money for doctors now......
.simple as that period.......
We had a small time Dr. up here that did medicals in his retirement. Needed to retire, so he sold to another doctor that does them now. New Dr. raised rates. He also told me that the FAA MANDATED him to return to Ok. city every year or two to get re-labotomized with the FAA 'way'. Yes, it comes out of his own pocket.
If he did 100 medicals each year, (doubt it), He makes about $17,500 gross. Now factor his insurance, cost to keep his office open, (works at a public clinic for a real job), has to pay for training and FAA update stuff, loses free time that could be used with family.
Why?
Without him we would need to fly to Seattle or Anchorage to get our medicals. It would cost us about $600 every time, if we got lucky and did not have to spend a night.
Let's take Dr. Randy. Just imagine he actually gets an extra $100,000 each year because of 3rd class medicals. That would take 2.5 class 3 medicals each working day at $200 by the way. SO WHAT?
That just might be the extra income justifying him traveling to the FAA school, keeping the locked secret FAA files, having to train staff on a bunch of malarkey so you don't have to travel to another city to get your medical!
If he has any left over, he probably spends it on computer stuff so he can help us poor folks that need advice from our SC.org DR, or he spends it helping kids, cub guys, neighbors and a myriad of others making their life better.
Back to course: 2.5 class 3 medicals each day, (along with the other appointments), 200 days a year @ $200 to make that extra money?
Really? I don't think it is about the money for the Doctors