My take: PCP influence, stroke, ECGs/MIs, doctor shortage

1) From a reader: "I don't understand why, if there is a shortage of primary care physicians, can't primary care physician dictate rates and policies to the insurers that may want them to see their patients? . . . . . . Can the physician bill the insurer for the extra paperwork and copies (kind of like an attorney, billing every 6 minutes and 0.25 cents per copy)?" My take: You are starting to see movement in that direction. An op-ed in the LA Times argued that rejecting insurers may be the fu