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Medical Society of the State of New York
Survey Reveals that Doctors Feel Pressured By Health Insurers to Alter Treatment of Patients
September 28th, 2008
The Medical Society of the State of New York just released the results of a survey, which indicate that health insurer rules often force New York State physicians to alter the way they treat patients - and not necessarily for the benefit of patients. Instead, the rules appear to have been developed to increase insurer profits at the expense of the best health practices and patients' health. The survey, based on responses from more than 1,200 New York physicians is carried in the September issue of News of New York, the medical society's monthly publication. The survey results indicate: Ninety percent (90%) of the physicians surveyed said that they...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-09-28)
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