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by lostlogin 2499 days ago
How do you apply that when so many conditions are managed, not cured?
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Consider the proposal a starting point.

Managing conditions is clearly a useful outcome.

Avoiding conditions is even better.

Payment based on some quality outcome measure -- QALY, or quality-adjusted life-years is one such standard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year

The Chinese healthcare model -- you pay the doctor when you're well -- is an alternative approach. (The doctor is obliged to try to get you well again.)