"Primary care is dying in this country, largely because the the government which sets both the amount that doctors are reimbursed for their time as well as pattern by which private insurance reimburses, has decided that cognitive skills are less valuable than throwing a lot of procedures at the patient."
"The best diseases, from a business point of view, would be those that cause lingering illnesses. Ideally – that is, for maximum profit – the patient should either get well or die just before all of his or her money runs out. It’s a fine calculation."
"Die Privatisierung von Kliniken hat nicht zu Kostensenkungen geführt; bei den Krankenhäusern stiegen die Ausgaben mit 2,5 Prozent sogar überdurchschnittlich."