Are doctors being prostituted?

Insurance company Menzis (the Netherlands) wants to reward doctors to subscribe cheaper medication to their patients. For every prescription the doctor receives a few euro witch can lead to a couple of thousand euro extra income in the practice. Mezis is one of the four leading insurance companies in the Netherlands. They’ve done this financial proposition to all General Practitioners. The company expects to save 3 million Euros on medication in 2006. The money paid to the doctors comes from insurance premiums. One of the Dutch General Practitioners said; Are we being prostituted?

Source de Telegraaf Newspaper