@derekweyhrauch_md: Oh but we could. - People replied we can’t afford to pay nurses more without raising healthcare costs. I ran the numbers. A $20,000 raise for all U.S. nurses would cost about $80 billion per year including benefits (though after accounting for lower turnover and less travel staffing, the net cost could be under $30 billion...) Let’s go further- fair raises to the entire frontline workforce: nurses, CNAs, techs, respiratory therapists, EMTs, and paramedics. Then the total cost is roughly $180 billion annually before savings. That’s a fraction of the $1.3–$1.6 trillion the U.S. overspends every year versus systems like Switzerland’s regulated private insurance model. Even after paying healthcare workers more, the average U.S. household would save about $9,000–$11,000 per year. Paying frontline workers fairly is not why healthcare is expensive, but it can be part of the solution. - #health #wellness #medicine #doctor #prevention

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