The Doctor Dynamic

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/03/the-doctor-dynamic

Interesting article in today's New York Times on how the structure of doctors' businesses affects their politics:

As doctors move from being employers to employees, their politics often take a leftward turn. This helps explain why the American Medical Association — long opposed to health care reforms — gave at least a tepid endorsement to Mr. Obama's overhaul effort.

Gordon H. Smith, executive vice president of the Maine Medical Association, said that his organization had changed from being like a chamber of commerce to being like a union.

by Editor  |  Mar 26, 2010 at 8:20 am Related Topics:  Health Care receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list