Health Policy

Health care is not a service commodity

As we continue to attempt to restructure how health care is measured, reimbursed and organized, we must hold true to the idea that health care is simply not a service commodity. "A commodity is any good or service ("products" or…

As we continue to attempt to restructure how health care is measured, reimbursed and organized, we must hold true to the idea that health care is simply not a service commodity.

“A commodity is any good or service (“products” or “activities”) produced by human labor and offered as a product for general sale on the market.” Our health care delivery model continues to evolve as we move away from the fee-for-service (FFS) model …

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Health care is not a service commodity