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Some doctors are using ?micropractices’ to shrink costs while boosting quality of care. Joining The Takeaway is John Wasson, geriatrician and professor at Dartmouth Medical School, and Moitri Savard, a physician with a micropractice in Queens, NY.
President Obama put healthcare front and center yesterday in a talk to doctors. Last year, the U.S. spent $2.4 trillion on healthcare. Some doctors are trying to shrink costs while boosting the quality of care in a method called “micropractices.” Joining The Takeaway to talk about this trend is John Wasson. He is a geriatrician and a Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Also joining the discussion is Dr. Moitri Savard, a Family Physician who runs a micropractice in Queens, New York.