Minutes after Everett was tackled, the Bills' team doctor ran an ice-cold saline solution through the player's body, putting him in a hypothermic state while he was on the way to the hospital.
Rather than simply doing away with the deductions that caused the problems and reforming the rates to maintain progressivity, Congress thought a much more convoluted solution was just what the doctor ordered, adding an additional layer of complexity that has plagued the tax system since its inception.
To avoid running afoul of regulations that prohibit businesses from employing physicians, some health care start-ups spend time and money crafting a solution in the form of a doctor-owned entity which serves as a billing conduit to the start-up.
Of course, the ideal solution to both of these situations would be for the patient to be treated by a doctor who actually knew them over time, who had a good relationship with them, and a good sense of their baseline health and evolving concerns.