@Atul_Gawande be careful how you incentivize. But we knew this & the specific drug example before #MedicareData.
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Copay despite medex if equiv? “
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@Farzad_MD@Atul_Gawande We also need to see the value shopping consumer that is an empowered patient emerge to change this dynamic.
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@Atul_Gawande Re: your tweet on reform & paying MDs: Yes! The larger issue: MDs who are also businessmen. See http://nursing.keller.com/#doctorbusinessmen …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@atul_gawande@paulg great example of how effective incentives are in healthcare - imagine what we could achieve if we just re-aligned them!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande of course docs should be paid well, but incentives must be thought through. Incentives do influence behavior.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The incentives are all wrong! “
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@Atul_Gawande it is so indicative of how messed up things are that there are actually several who defend these incentives.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@paulg and that's why we need transparent pricing on open markets in healthcareThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande Yes, indeed it is. It is frustrating to see this missed in most reports.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande What about Medicare using it's purchasing power to stop paying so much for these drugs?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande or at least require that they disclose the kickback to the patientThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande: Is the real reform to stop paying MDs a percentage of injected drugs? http://bv.ms/1ihGoRR ” Obama wants to hurt physiciansThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande Thank you for making senseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande Taking incentives away for treating not a good idea. Instead, CMS should manage Formularies like private insurers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande: Is the real reform to stop paying ? http://bv.ms/1ihGoRR ” En dan zegt men dat de specialisten in Nederland graaiers zijn!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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