"In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and norms of behaviour."
"In truth, the physician reimbursement system is not meant to be understood by mortal man. And that’s the point. It turns out that this incomprehensible physician reimbursement system was set on its current path by one simple desire: to force doctors to covertly ration healthcare."
"The trouble with many people’s notions of how to bring business innovation to health care is that they are saddled with assumptions that apply to other aspects of the business world, but do not necessarily apply to health care."
"Die Privatisierung von Kliniken hat nicht zu Kostensenkungen geführt; bei den Krankenhäusern stiegen die Ausgaben mit 2,5 Prozent sogar überdurchschnittlich."