'Some doctors have done very well.' (interview with Oregon governor John Kitzhaber)(Interview)

Oregon Gov John Kitzhaber believes that the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) that he helped design works. The program rations medical care to the poor by prioritizing diagnosis/treatment cares based on their medical effectiveness and value to society. Kitzhaber claims that OHP has helped reduce the number of uninsured Oregonians from 18% to 11% and uninsured children from 21% to just 8%. However, while some doctors are thriving under the new program, the governor acknowledges that other physicians have legitimate reasons to complain about reimbursement rates.
So says John Kitzhaber, a former emergency physician who helped design the program and is now Oregon's governor. Nevertheless, he concedes many physicians have "legitimate concerns" about reimbursement. You wouldn't [...]