Some private equity firms are furious over a paper in a dermatology journal
The core underlying issue is fee-for-service [1] which inherently incentivize overutilization of services.<p>We have been and should continue pushing for better alternatives. ACOs [2] and integrated managed care [3] are promising possibilities and there are assuredly others.<p>[1]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee-for-service" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee-for-service</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountable_care_organization" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountable_care_organization</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Permanente" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Permanente</a>