The bottom line is that the contingency fee system already solves the one problem litigation financing addresses, and does so in a manner that avoids the worst excesses.

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The inability of the fee-for-service system to provide good preventive care is arguably one of the main reasons why the average American is no fitter than, and lives no longer than, people from European or Asian countries that spend far less on health care.

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New York is moving away from a fee-for-service system for Medicaid patients suffering from chronic illnesses, to one based on patient outcome.

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Managed care has largely achieved one-time savings by squeezing out irrationalities and high margins from the traditional fee-for- service system.

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Medios EHR is one such hosted platform where a medical facility can pay a subscription fee to utilize a pre-fabricated digital record system.

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