Should doctors get paid a bonus if their diabetic patients have well controlled blood sugar? Blood pressure? Cholesterol? Don't smoke? Take daily aspirin? Why or why not?
410 people responded: 26% = YES 73% = NO 1% = UNSURE
Comments:- No, most patients are in control of their own situations. I do believe certain doctors may push harder than others but, in all fairness, it is what the patient does with their well - being, not the doctor.
- No because there are a number of other reasons and variable that could affect patients differently. The fact that they do not smoke does not depend on the doctor.
- Yes, in my opinion it means that the doctors have done a good job with education and medicine.
- No, doctors should get paid for doing their job, nothing extra.
- Yes, they are encouraging healthy behavior.
- Their patients are keeping the costs down.
- No because doctors are getting paid to do their jobs.
- No, some patients have better health than others; that’s not the doctor’s fault.
- No though the physician influences what a patient does, a patient is responsible for his/her own health.
- Absolutely Not. The doctors shouldn't be the ones getting a bonus. How about the patient receiving a discount for following plan of care?
- Yes it would promote teaching and motivating patient to improve their health as well as better medical care.
- Yes, because in the end it will cost less to insure everyone and health insurance will go down.
- No, doctors cannot control their patient's heredity or lifestyle, so they can't ensure a bonus for their patients hard work.
- I think doctors should receive bonuses for patients improved health. This system works well in many other foreign countries and their health care system is ranked higher than ours.
- No, why should Doctors get bonuses for doing their job. Maybe patients should get a bonus like free healthcare for maintaining.
- Its part of their profession.
- As this would reinforce good preventative practice - reduce costs and improve health.