Physicians have the power to influence their patients

 

 

Discuss on each of the following statements, state your opinion, you may agree or disagree, example of a situation, and why it matters.
a) “Physicians have the power to influence their patients’ demand for health services and the likelihood of their using this power varies inversely with the level of competition in the medical market.”
b) “Widespread use of state-of-the-art screening and other diagnostic tools and techniques would result in a significant reduction in the rate of growth of health care expenditures.”