Policy wonk Joe Paduda comes out in UnitedHealth’s corner in the LabCorp controversy.
He’s right that most doctors don’t count costs as part of the treatment equation. Physicians considered costs during the managed care era, and patients rebelled. Now we’re criticized for not considering costs enough. How ironic.






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