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Medicine in the US has become a game of billing for the most number of procedures possible. For those doctors that don't want to play, well, they go concierge.
by mannyv 3y ago
Medicine in the US has become a game of billing for the most number of procedures possible. For those doctors that don't want to play, well, they go concierge.
In primary care especially the fees are low, and to be any good you need to explain things to the patients - which takes time. In the current medical billing culture it's about throughput, so taking time to explain falls by the wayside.
This is industrial medicine.
- tptacek 3y agoPrimary care makes up a relatively small percentage of all medical spending, especially considering how important its role is in our system.
- mannyv 3y agoThe problem is prevention is worth less than the cure. Attia talks about it in his book - the heroes of medicine are the ones that operate and save people, not the ones that ensure that people never get to that poont/