Ben Levi,
I don’t know why the ObGyns are paying so much when I was able to get a quote within minutes for one sixth of what you claim they are paying. My wife used to be insured through that company so they are real. Maybe you should let them know about it?
And I’m glad that you understand that Canada does NOT have socialized medicine. More physicians there are in private practice than in the US.
And as I have said, financial renumeration is a terrible reason to go into medicine or to pick a specialty. If the result of a changing compensation system is that the people in it for the money go to business school, I do not have a problem with that.
And you are not correct regarding Mexico; many of the hospitals promoting medical tourism have been serving Mexican citizens for decades and continue to do so. I’d post some links but YWN prohibits them; I’ll just say that you would need to know Spanish. You are probably more correct regarding the many pharmacies along the border; I could not believe the stuff I saw for sale within walking distance of the San Ysidro border crossing.