The Road to Serfdom is Paved with Good Intentions – By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD

Physicians are regulated and disciplined by the medical boards of the states in which they practice. Nonetheless, the federal government wants to track physicians with their own Medicare GPS. Whether enrolled or opted out, the government’s mission is accomplished: controlling physicians through layer upon layer of paperwork.

The effort to control physicians and patients’ choices one rule at a time is backfiring. Patients are seeking out “high value” physicians who are willing to be innovative in providing individualized care and affordable payment options. They know that real “administrative simplification” is bypassing the middlemen with an open market that has transparent costs.

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