For example, this is the problem throughout medicine. The incentives are misaligned with what we want, which is value based care. A rehab that discharges an addict after 28 days, if [the addict] relapses, is actually a good thing for that rehab because then they get more money. and the better way to do it in the way, you know, I was actually at a rehab yesterday that has adopted the model that we're trying to now proliferate … (01:19–01:24)
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Asserts that rehabs benefit financially from relapses due to the fee-for-service model.
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