Do you think we could have a similar system for politicians?
Washington Post - The Obama administration announced an ambitious goal to overhaul the way doctors are paid, tying their fees more closely to the quality of care rather than the quantity.
Rather than pay more money to Medicare doctors simply for every procedure they perform, the government will also evaluate whether patients are healthier, among other measures. The goal is for half of all Medicare payments to be handled this way by 2018.
Monday’s announcement marks the administration’s biggest effort yet to shape how doctors are compensated across the health-care system. As the country’s largest payer of health-care services, Medicare influences medical care generally, meaning the changes being initiated by the administration will likely be felt in doctor’s offices and hospitals across the country.
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Just as affluent students have higher test scores than poor students, affluent people have better health than poor people.
I can easily imagine how the Obama proposal would result in doctors getting paid more to treat affluent people than to treat poor people.
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