Welcome to the world of alternative medical income

How more and more physicians are supplementing their income. That’s what declining reimbursements will do to you:

Removing hair from unmentionable parts of ladies in Westchester County is how my friend Jerry spends a good part of his week. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, except Jerry (not his real name) is a cardiologist, trained at one of the finest medical programs in the country. Trained to save lives. His expertise is the complex and delicate management of congestive heart failure, but he gets paid a lot more to do a laser Brazilian.

(via Dr. RW)

Update:
Orac chimes in.

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