Why the Government Wants to Spy On Your Doctor

 


The federal government recently announced it wants to spy on your doctor. The government planned to pay “mystery patients” to call doctors and find out whether they are willing to accept the prices set by Medicaid and Medicare.

The public was outraged, naturally, and within 72 hours government officials temporarily suspended the calls.

Federal officials sending fake patients to spy on doctors is not only unethical, it is one more disturbing indicator of why government price controls on health-care services don’t work.

Medicare and Medicaid payments to doctors have been decreasing sinc...



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