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42. Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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How Can We Really Make This Work?

In commercial insurers, you can only have one pc p. But if the physician files with the insurer that they are going to be leaving in six months, the insurer can make a determination where they say, ok, we are going to allow you to see multiple physicians for this period. Different practices have different electronic health record systems that don't speak to each other because of the way these transitions are structured right now. I think it's really on the unsure to reach out to the patient and say, hey, we want you to start transitioning your care. We highly suggest you do it.

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