We rely on a third-party payment system that dramatically reduces any incentive for the patient to be a value-conscious shopper in the health care marketplace.

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The current system provides a financial incentive to use drugs, according to a report earlier this year by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, an independent federal body that advises Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.

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