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>Since we have a shortage of doctors in many regions and specialties We also have record levels of advertising by not only drugmakers but also doctors and hosp
by tinokid 9y ago
>Since we have a shortage of doctors in many regions and specialties
We also have record levels of advertising by not only drugmakers but also doctors and hospitals. If there is a shortage of providers, why is so much being spent on demand generation efforts?
- nradov 9y agoBecause healthcare industry incentives are aren't aligned to optimize for Quality Adjusted Life Years per dollar. Some procedures and drugs are highly profitable because of high demand by patients with money, but those aren't necessarily the ones that society actually needs.