Surgical specialists earn more than general/family practice physicians. Which of the following statements are true regarding this income differential? NOTE: There are more options than there are correct answers. Choose only those responses you believe are correct. Selecting all options will result in a loss of points.

A.Surgeons earn more to compensate them for the extra years spent as residents

B.Physicians' incomes are determined to a large extent by supply and demand conditions with respect to each specialty

C.Surgeons earn more because their practice costs, including medical malpractice insurance is higher

D.Surgical referrals create more income for general practitioners

E.Surgeons earn more than general practitioners because cutting into people is messy

F.Surgery requires greater diplomacy and "people skills"

G.Surgeons will always earn more than general practitioners because they are smarter than general practitioners

H.General practitioners have a higher malpractice risk