The beloved family doctor who once coordinated your medical care, took late-night phone calls and guided you reassuringly through the health care maze largely disappeared about the time the iconic TV series "Marcus Welby, M.D." went off the air in the mid-1970s.
Why? Because our modern medical "fee-for-service" payment system that rewards doctors for treatment quantity over quality has provided little financial incentive for them to manage your care the way Dr. Welby once did.
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May 8, 2013
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