Health

Fri Aug 5

Pay doctors to keep patients healthy rather than just for treating illness

Written by Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University

Health care costs and rates of chronic disease are rising.Photographee.eu/Shutterstock

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