Comment Re:Doctors get many kickbacks in the profession (Score 1) 1064
In the USA, it is illegal for doctors to get the kinds of kickbacks you described. Of course, just because it's illegal doesn't mean that it doesn't happen . . . but at least it is illegal. And the US DOJ prosecutes the companies giving out these kinds of kickbacks.
Also, there's nothing wrong with being a doctor AND a business-person. If you own a clinic or a piece of machinery in which you invested substantial capital, you should have every right to extract legitimate returns. For example, if you own a CT machine and have it in your office, why in the world would you ever refer your patients out to a private lab to get a CT scan? Frankly, the patients would thank you for the convenience. After all, medicine is, in part, a business.
By the way . . . "Dr. Screw" is hilarious. I'll have to remember that one.