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You are responsible for minimally at least 3 posts for each question in your discussion boards; your initial post and reply to two of your classmates. Your initial post(s) should be your response to the questions posed in the discussion question. You should research your answer and cite at least one scholarly source when appropriate, and always use quality writing.
The discussion board is never a place to use text language or emoticons. You will also be asked to respond to your classmates. This is designed to enhance the academic discussion around the topic. It is all right to disagree with something posted by another, however your responses should always be thoughtful and respectful and reflect your opinions professionally.
Discussion Question:
The practice of medicine, long valued for individual entrepreneurship and physician control, has undergone dramatic change.
Physicians now face vexing oversight of case and utilization management and loss of control over the allocation of health care dollars.
Managed care organizations control health costs by arbitrarily refusing reimbursement for certain medical procedures and reducing payments for others.
Since medicine is now a less attractive career option, will fewer high performing individuals choose to become physicians? What are the implications for the quality of care?