Originally posted by LuckyRobin
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There is an effort in the medical field to shift more focus to prevention rather than a disease-focused approach (something us doctors have been promoting for years). It is a lot more cost-effective to prevent illness than to treat illness, or at least to treat something early on rather than at a later stage. The reimbursement model is starting to reflect this by compensating doctors more for meeting certain quality metrics - rate of colon cancer screening, rate of mammograms, counseling on smoking and obesity, etc. So over the coming months and years, you're going to see this shift when you see your family doctor as that model evolves.
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