Here is an example to shed some light on the subject of physicians’ income in Hawaii (“Doctors earn a lot, charge patients a lot,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, June 20).
Recently, I underwent an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, procedures that took about an hour. For their professional expertise and care, the gastroenterologist and anesthesiologist were paid $189.04 and $144.59, respectively.
As Dr. Gregory Wilson so aptly stated (“Writer wrong about physicians’ income,” Star- Advertiser, Letters, June 25), these physicians have to subtract from that reimbursement the costs of running an office, rent, salaries, insurance and more.
Compare this with the $208 bill I received from the solar company for the labor to replace a micro inverter, a task that took all of 15 minutes.
Francis Lim, M.D.
Kailua
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