tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308282620289958037.post9176662876299970212..comments2023-08-08T08:41:19.586-04:00Comments on The Medical Contrarian: "Bending the Curve" without wishful thinkingThe Medical Contrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09240492315542223258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308282620289958037.post-24077945278560045842010-02-25T10:37:45.510-05:002010-02-25T10:37:45.510-05:00I could not agree with you more. The incremental a...I could not agree with you more. The incremental approach will involve placing many small bets with the hope that at least some of them will pay off. We must understand that many of the bets will simply be losers.The Medical Contrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240492315542223258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308282620289958037.post-70374170187501427392010-02-25T09:13:02.153-05:002010-02-25T09:13:02.153-05:00As you point out, financial incentives conflict wi...As you point out, financial incentives conflict with the greater good. Which of the stakeholders, including physicians, will surrender income and control to pursue true health care reform? This is the Gordian knot. Even the physician community - one player among dozens - isn't unified. We wouldn't design the current system if we were just starting out, but we can't scrap what we have. I'm prepared for incrementalism. www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.comMichael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.com