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An editor at Medical Economics has some common-sense ideas on how to fix Medicare

Here’s one: “I’d also include a hefty carrot for doctors to keep their fees down: Patients taken on an assigned fee basis would give up their right to sue for malpractice. Instead, they’d agree to participate in a no-fault system, in which an expert panel would determine compensation for patients who have suffered preventable medical injuries.”