Hospitals are funded based on patient satisfaction and pain was added to patient satisfaction scores. To boost their ratings and funding hospitals and their doc

Hospitals are funded based on patient satisfaction and pain was added to patient satisfaction scores. To boost their ratings and funding hospitals and their doctors started heavily prescribing pain killers - in a way that pushes the problem from their hospital. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/57336 https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth...