Gotta love this headline in today�s readings: Doctors: Don�t blame me for high healthcare costs . � Lots of factors are at play when it comes to high healthcare costs. But doctors are sure of one thing: They aren�t to blame. Physicians instead point to pharmaceutical and insurance companies as the source of high costs, according to a new survey from the University of Utah Health .� This seems counter-intuitive: of course Doctor�s are to blame because that is who the patient pays for medical care. Yes you, the patient, pay the Doctor for your portion of the appointment, but the Insurance Company determines what is the patient�s portion. There has been much discussion lately about making the cost of health care transparent. Most of that discussion revolves around the physician appointment and the physician charges but very little revolves around the part Insurance Companies play in determining the cost of healthcare. To understand how vital a role Insurance Compan...
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