Dr. Cosgrove noted that the Cleveland Clinic, which operates as a group practice, reduces cost because the system aligns the financial interests of the hospital and its physicians. According to the report, he said that there is no financial motive for physicians at the Clinic to order expensive or unnecessary tests for their patients.
The committee, chaired by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), is one of many in Congress working to form healthcare reform legislation.
Read the Plain Dealer’s report about Dr. Cosgrove’s comments before the Senate committee.
