Ask HN: Would you hire a medical doctor?

It is interesting that you bring it up. I work for a huge media company... but there is no doctor there. People still get sick, however, and pay a fortune in health care costs. I am one to just avoid people and touching things (I use my sleeve to open up doors and touch inanimate objects in the office so knock on wood I've been relatively healthy and not sick in regards to cold/flu like symptoms for the past 3 years. Though there really were times where I wish I could've gone to a doctor to ask for medical advice or get a checkup.

There is probably no incentives for companies [from the government] to hire doctors to work for their corporation to offset actual healthcare costs, therefore there is no motivation for these companies to hire a doctor full-time.

However, if there was a full-time doctor there, and it did offset my health insurance costs, I would probably go to the doctor more often, at least for a check-up. At the moment, I'm pretty much just throwing money away every month. Something like $150... the "health" tax.

I'd be willing to bet that companies would most likely be more willing to hire "nurse practitioners" and pay them much less than what doctors would probably charge though. The idea is to probably find some way to freelance your way in or offer part-time services to a company.

Then as well, you are right: A company is probably not going to pay the same thing to a doctor that a doctor in his/her own practice would be making. There is also the issue with insurance companies. Lots of background noise involved there!

Good luck though! It is really just about finding your place in society if not wanting to start your own practice or work with a bunch of other doctors in one office, and if it doesn't exist, than make it exist.

Long story short: I started off studying psychology because I wanted to help people better their lives. I ended up becoming a web developer. Fortunately, I use psychology everyday. Even started a website to help people, especially in the workplace! http://www.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/

If I couldn't do it professionally, I wasn't going to let that stop my passion! Can't say I can quit my day job to do it full time, but its a nice hobby that keeps me in check and maybe something I will use for research in the future in pursuit of a Masters degree.

Anything is possible!