retired doc: “As long as the patient has the freedom to see whomever for whatever (e.g. a orthopedist for his swollen knee who then sends him off for a MRI and PT outside of the watchful, comprehensive caring eye of the homie) the medical home doc cannot control the situation and therefore cannot reap the benefits of controlling cost.”
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