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If by manipulated he means continually improved through competitive pressure to on the whole deliver a better experience for less cost than the competition, then sure.

All drugs are always on the table for doctors to choose from. It’s their responsibility to choose wisely and responsibly, even in the face of for profit nudges to behave a certain way.

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You might not have realized it, but doctors are just mere humans like everyone else. As such they are not magically immune to outside influence.

Also, I believe our interpretation of the quote differs quite a lot from mine. I read the original quote as: the doctors get manipulated. This reading seems to be incompatible with your response.

Its pretty clear thats not what he means at all. He means manipulated by having unneeded highlu addictive drugs pushed on people who don't need them, many times destroyinh their lives in the process. That manipulation. Why are you being purposefully dense?

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