Bharani Padmanabhan, M.D., Ph.D. The cancer of accountable care has cut American lives short The government dictates the profession of medicine in the United States. Over time the camel has fully taken over the tent, and “accountable care” and “patient care quality” means reaching a target set by the government. Not meeting these paper targets means that the government will reimburse the doctor less money for his or her work, and claim that the doctor is not good. The practice of medicine now is the practice of maximizing reimbursement. Somehow…
