Ezra Klein makes some sense in analyzing a potentially politically feasible approach to reform.
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Hmmm . . .let those who, at least under current reimbursment systems, have a clear financial incentive in the creation and perpetuation of chronic disease (that would be doctors) run the medical system. More brilliance from Ezzie and Kevvie.
I think there will abuses. The same way physicians say that pharmacists would abuse the system if allowed to prescribe.
Sure there are/will be abuses whoever runs the health system. Insurance companies are the big gorilla in the room and abuse that power aggressively.
The physicians are the only ones in the system who have an ethical obligation to put the interest of the patients first, and enough of a brainwashing to that ethical obligation to keep abuse down to a low roar.
The most cost-effective and efficient system of care in our multiple layers of systems now is the physician owned and managed private office.
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