Quotes About Reimbursement

We don't get reimbursed for time spent counseling our patients about the benefits of healthy eating. If doctors were instead paid for performance, there would be a financial incentive to treat the lifestyle causes of disease. Until the model of reimbursement changes, I don't expect great changes in medical care or medical education.5

Dr. Ornish "realized reimbursement is a much more powerful determinant of medical practice than research."97

reimbursement is a much more powerful determinant of medical practice than research."97