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> I take it that he's not doing that because he wants to diminish the size of his practice. But very likely (especially in the US, but also in other places),
by beagle3 5y ago
> I take it that he's not doing that because he wants to diminish the size of his practice.
But very likely (especially in the US, but also in other places), his considerations have to do with not increasing his malpractice insurance premium.
Your and his interests are not aligned. And that chasm is larger than anyone likes to admit.
- jacquesm 5y agoI'm not in the US and malpractice suits against doctors are extremely rare here.
- beagle3 5y agoThe divergence is not as big as in the US then, but your incentives are still not perfectly aligned. If you want to outsource your health decisions to someone else, who may be more knowledgeable in general, but may be less knowledgeable on any specific matter you dive into, and whose incentives are only generally aligned with yours - by all means do. I don't, and this has paid great dividends for me so far. People who are capable of reading and understanding research (not all are), and have the ability to reach far out to well informed people and consult with them (not all can), are also likely to be in this situation -- and those people potentially lose dearly for not doing so.