For some reason we only focus on the names of corporations when it comes to corruption in Medical.
There is almost no criticism of Physicians in all of this. They are a top 4 lobbying group with a half a billion dollars in bribes. They use their private, unelected group ACGME to reduce supply of workers... and on-topic: the billing of insurance maximum rates seems wrong.
Yes things get 'adjusted', but it creates a culture where you cannot pay out of pocket and there is no competition for reduced rates.
I don't even mean to pick on Physicians here. If you look at the top lobbyists, pharma, pharmacists, pharmacies, insurance companies, and hospitals all make top 10.
I cannot see the path to reform, there is too much non-partisan money here. The electorate is divided on solutions, so there is little appetite by serious politicians to make this a major campaign plan.
Maybe there are historical examples of how to reform. Tragedy?
There is almost no criticism of Physicians in all of this. They are a top 4 lobbying group with a half a billion dollars in bribes. They use their private, unelected group ACGME to reduce supply of workers... and on-topic: the billing of insurance maximum rates seems wrong.
Yes things get 'adjusted', but it creates a culture where you cannot pay out of pocket and there is no competition for reduced rates.
I don't even mean to pick on Physicians here. If you look at the top lobbyists, pharma, pharmacists, pharmacies, insurance companies, and hospitals all make top 10.
I cannot see the path to reform, there is too much non-partisan money here. The electorate is divided on solutions, so there is little appetite by serious politicians to make this a major campaign plan.
Maybe there are historical examples of how to reform. Tragedy?