The reality is this varies highly not just by individual doctor but by doctor group.

And whether or not they’re willing to consult a specialist while you’re in a hospital.

Spoiler: they lose money if they do this because only so much is available to be paid out for each patient. Second spoiler: sometimes seeing a specialist while hospitalized means getting transferred 100+ miles away to another hospital because that hospital doesn’t have any of that specialist available. Third spoiler: Level 1 hospitals are few and far between (they have everything).

In fairness, they're the last reaort, so would happen after the "have you tried meditation?" Doesn't work.

"That'll be $200, please."

Eight years of school plus residency for this?

this vexes me

hospitals in italy are like this too

In Canada they just skip that entirely and go straight to "kys lol"