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...jury is also still out on whether pay-for-performance plans ultimately benefit patients. On one hand, Shaman says that if doctors' performance measures were standardized and made available, patients could become better consumers of medicine. But, on the other, Neubauer worries that some patients could be denied necessary care under the new regime. "A doctor may just decide not to see a difficult patient who brings down his averages on certain measures," Neubauer says...
Manson said that she “would have been a happy doctor,” but that she is glad to be doing her current work. “Luckily things did work out,” she added...
Though he originally hoped to be a doctor, Cornell Capa followed his elder brother, famed war photographer Robert, into the family business, taking photographs from South America to the Soviet Union and giving birth to the idea of socially aware "concerned photography." His most enduring contribution came after he laid down his camera. In 1974 he founded the International Center of Photography, a museum chronicling the medium's history--in which Capa played a seminal role...
When you choose a health plan, you typically check the panel of doctors it pays for. Now you need to check which hospitals and diagnostic facilities it covers too. And keep in mind, the list can change at any time. The unfairness of this bait-and-switch game - to both patients and doctors - is pretty nasty. The hospitals and facilities you signed up for originally might suddenly be replaced by facilities that are - you guessed it - cheaper. While your premium (and the CEO's bonus) goes up, the dollar value of what you're getting - i.e., what the company will...
...hard for me to go completely with free choice. I think the interesting thing about this thought experiment is that it doesn't feel very far-fetched. While you can't buy antidepressants over the counter now, it's pretty easy to get a prescription from your doctor...