Can you sense Gingrich’s panic?
Long an outspoken advocate of EHRs and pay-for-performance, it has just dawned on Newt that the necessary response to these schemes will be that doctors–and their MBA bosses–will “cherry-pick” the best patients.
Furthermore, his response to this long-overdue insight is to propose more government regulation.
Am I the only one who sees the irony here?

Newt Gingrich complains about MD conflicts of interest when they invest in specialized hospitals, but 4 government studies have found no harm to patients, health plans or other hospitals. He should check his facts. Besides, his Center for Heatlh Transformation is funded by the American Hospital Association, HCA and Sutter Health, all enemies of physician owned specialty hospitals. I think Newt should have disclosed his own conflict before he made his allegations against doctors.