Archive for August 15, 2009

Your Doctor is like a Mechanic

The latest in the list of exhibits fueling my astonishment with healthcare reform detractors is Episode #80 on the excellent Planet Money podcast: Your Doctor is like a Mechanic. It costs over $10,000 more per day for medicare patients in Miami versus Grand Junction, Colorado.  Why? Because the dang Miami doctors prescribe more tests! And [...]

Posted on 15-August-2009 at 08:47 by Douglas · Permalink · Leave a comment
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