A Third of Surgeries Arent Needed Surgery is big business, Makary said, and few whove seen the bill after an operation would disagree. Almost a third of the time, its also unnecessary, he claimed. By and large, many doctors are still paid on what we call in the industry an eat what you kill model, Makary said. If you do an operation, you will go home with a thousand or two thousand dollars more than if you didnt do the operation. The incentives are huge, he continued. If you look at pap smears, back surgery, heart stents -- there is a lot out there that we are doing that we shouldnt be doing. Dr Marty Makary....
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 05:49:50 +0000
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