I think this is out of touch

While being a doctor is certainly financially very good, there are many, many ways to make more money. I almost certainly make less money than most of my college roommates, who all went into business in some form or another and didn't accumulate hundreds of thousands in debt to get there.

Further, one of the biggest barriers to people going into primary care is the income/debt issue. A family practice doctor or pediatrician who makes $200,000 is doing very well. They are hardly living lavishly at that salary even without $200,000-$300,000 in debt before you've even bought your first house.

If you accept the premise that we need to spend less on healthcare, and the premise that physician salaries are part of the problem (which I don't accept, but seems to be a common argument), you have to address the outrageous cost of med school right off the bat.