Re: Potential oversupply of AAs/CRNAs? Archived Message
Posted by Dave J. on February 22, 2009, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Potential oversupply of AAs/CRNAs?"
CRNAs are making anywhere from $90,000 working for a federal agency to $300,000 if they do not mind busting a gut. I know one who is making $400,000 on a 1099 contract working solo. If he wants time off he has to pay for all relief services himself. Not too bad if the place is not busy. The potential is there for a big drop in income secondary to the economy. People lose jobs so do not get elective surgery done. The Plastic Surgeons are already feeling the impact and it will not be too long before other "elective" intensive specialties to feel it also. People lose their benefits so only get non-elective stuff done as emergencies. I can also see with health care reform, AKA, medical people get paid less, Medicare and Medicaid and all the insurance companies gang up and cut payment substantially. I even see them saying anesthesia (Propofol) is not needed for things like endoscopies so anesthesia providers who do nothing but that kind of stuff will suddenly be out of work. A lot of CRNAs who were doing nothing but locums are now looking for a full time job to ensure some security in these times. The worst has not arrived and the next few years are going to be very painful regardless of your specialty. (Except gold miners. They are working a ton of over time.)
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