Ignoring doctors' orders may now start exacting a new price among West Virginia's Medicaid recipients. Under a reorganized schedule of aid, the state, hoping for savings over time, plans to reward responsible patients with significant extra benefits or — as critics describe it — punish those who do not join weight-loss or antismoking programs, or who miss too many appointments, by denying important services. (New York Times, Friday)
He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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The Economics of Medical Care by George Yossif