The New York Times has an editorial on Quality Care at Bargain Prices that noticed the wide range of cost for end of life treatment cross the nation.
Few will be surprised to discover that doctors in high-expenditure institutions are typically paid on a fee-for-service basis, which means they earn more if they do more. Mayo Clinic doctors, by contrast, are on salary and have no financial incentive to do anything more than the patient clearly needs.
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