>>>>model in which the physician is a customer of the hospital and can take business elsewhere if dissatisfied,
>>You seem to point at the existing system with fondness.
>>It's flawed and corrupt from top to bottom.
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>Was never in any need of doctors in the states (seldom enough here as well), but IMO the trend John speaks of will be very bad.
>Here in Germany the best doctors to take my father to were the ones taking pride in their profession and job.
>Doubtful if mere medical drone doctors will be better.

Markus Egger posted on Facebook about recently calling a doctor in Austria because he thought he might have pneumonia and not just a bad cold. (He didn't). Cost to him: the equivalent of $17. Not only that, the doctor came to his house.