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NBC had prepared us for the healthcare summit Wednesday with Robert Bazell's approving profile of the Kaiser-Permanente healthcare system. Its staff of 14,000 physicians cares for 8.6m patients with modern electronic recordkeeping and "one of the less expensive" schedule of premium fees. The explanation for its affordability, according to Bazell, is that physicians "work for a salary" so they have no financial incentive to order unnecessary care. The American Medical Association "was appalled at the idea of salaried physicians" when the plan was created in the 1930s. "That attitude has changed. The AMA fully supports the Kaiser model."
Now Bazell follows up with a feature on community healthcare for NBC's We The People series. He profiled Healthy South Chicago, a program that offers preventive medicine in the home and nutrition guidance in the stores for the city's huge Latino community. Many health problems for immigrants, Bazell explained, arise from the culture shock of juggling a cuisine from one's homeland with unfamiliar foodstuffs. It helps when cactus is on sale at the Windy City bodega on the corner.
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