Hi Billy,
On Aug 21, 2009, at 1:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:
If liberals really want to show they are serious, they should begin
with our existing single-payer behemoths, Medicare and Medicaid.
Cortese argues that the White House should mandate that, within
three years, these programs will shift from the current fee-for-
service approach to a system that pays for value -- that is, for
delivering low-cost, high-quality care. If doctors performed
unnecessary tests that ballooned costs, their compensation would be
reduced. And doctors would be compensated by regional formulas, to
encourage them to work cooperatively in local networks where they
could all make more money by practicing better medicine.
Wow, what a great idea! I doubt anyone would go for it, but I love
the idea of first making the government prove it can be more
efficient, and only *then* giving it more responsibility. :-)
-enp
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