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Fair response. I am in the UK, so it’s not profit orientated in any case. It is moving that way to a certain degree, but clinical decisions are based more on wh
by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Fair response. I am in the UK, so it’s not profit orientated in any case. It is moving that way to a certain degree, but clinical decisions are based more on what’s good for the patient and in a defensive manner. The opposite effect is in place: reduce costs wherever possible (don’t do tests unless it will change management, don’t treat unless it will improve the patient’s life).
- tcbawo 8y agoI'd much rather have some base safety net. As it stands in the US, no amount of capital is sufficient to protect yourself against a lifetime of medical expenses. This is a perverse incentive that injects greed, selfishness, and sometimes desperation into our everyday lives.