Manipulating waiting lists by giving unnecessary cancer treatments

“A bunch of docs” who tried to run a massive healthcare beurocracy would be, well, beurocrats now wouldn’t they. As beurocrats with the same set of incentives they would, eventually, behave in the same fashion.

Now on the other hand, if there isn’t a “show” to be run, no massive state entity responsible for providing care and essentially owning control of the the docs and the patients–if instead patients are individually seeking care from doctors and hospitals each running their own small show trying to compete in a free market place–then yes they do a damned sight better as the lightening speed rapidity (compared to UK or Canada) with which cancer treatments start after diagnosis in the US.

Actually, physicians could break it. They could walk away from the insurance/govt. reimbursement scheme.

But that means giving up a pretty good lifestyle.

Think they will?

Actually, physicians could break it. They could walk away from the insurance/govt. reimbursement scheme.

But that means giving up a pretty good lifestyle.

Think they will?

Hey smart guy, those who do, are doing so for a much better lifestyle than can be found under the insurance/gov’t. reimbursement scheme