Medical Costs

What's the saying, Dentists are Doctors who flunked out of medical school and Doctors are all the guys who couldn't make it into vet school? Just don't point this out as you are going in for a root canal...

Who makes more? Vets make more than Docs and Docs make more than Dentists. Kinda explains the priorities.

So you'd expect the vet bills to be higher than the doctor bills for comparable treatments and surgeries, right? Not so. I have a coworker who's German Shephard was crippled by a moose (moose often mistake any big dog for wolves and crush them into the dirt with their antlers). The dog has his hip and knee repaired and a shattered femur wired together. Totla cost was just over $1,200.

The surgeon's bill for a human to get thier knee repaired is $14,000 alone. Add in the anesthesiologist's bill, the rest of the operating team, and you bill is probably between $40-$60K.

No one sues for malpractice for a pet, do they (maybe in Hollywood)? Is that the difference in costs? Is it that simple?

Is it really the lawyers getting rich while we have expensive medical costs?

Is it so hard to imagine a world where a sore arm after a vitamin shot isn't grounds for a malpractice suit and everyone can affort medical costs without needing a $1000 deductable per family member health insurance that costs over $400/month?