The Obama administration wants to dramatically change how doctors are paid

[Igel]

24. Makes doctors into

"my brother's warden."

(That's how I interpret "keeper.&quot

That's already happened in many school districts: If a student fails, it doesn't matter--it means the teacher has failed. Teachers are their student's wardens, their custodians. If a student screws up, accountability falls on the teacher. At least it used to be the parent that was responsible for a kid's screw ups. After all, they have the authority to do something about it.

So now they want a doctor to be responsible for forcing his (her) patients to live healthier lives, stick to their prescriptions, seek follow-up care, and follow doctor's recommendations and orders? And, of course, if they manage to compel doctors to do that, politicians will take the credit. It's all about taking credit for what you force other people to do or what you do with their money.

I know: How about we first do that with lawyers and politicians. Lawyers are held responsible for what their clients do. A lawyer gets a client off who goes and kills somebody, it's that lawyer's responsibility. A politician passes a law that doesn't work out, the politician is held completely responsible for it and can be personally sued in a class action suit. A politician's appointee screw's up, it's really that politician's failure and his (her) personal or election finances have to make the electorate whole.