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Ellen Goodman

Getting in the way of a doctor’s calling

By Ellen Goodman
June 19, 2009

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Somewhere along the way, with the help of health insurers and incentives, by paying for procedures rather than patient care, we have created a culture of medicine that pushes doctors away from their calling. (Full article: 724 words)

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