Patients, doctors, and payers: Usually only one of these stakeholders knows what the cost of a treatment is. It's not hard to see how the incentives quickly bec

Patients, doctors, and payers: Usually only one of these stakeholders knows what the cost of a treatment is. It's not hard to see how the incentives quickly become perverse, especially when a health system gets involved. I, for one, am hoping that Accountable Care Organizations will prove financially viable.