The law against giving cuts in the healthcare system

I'm very pleased that the Maharashtra government is passing a law which makes the payment of cuts, kickbacks, and commissions to doctors an offense for which they can be punished. I've always been vocal about the fact that kickbacks have corrupted the medical profession and damaged the doctor-patient relationship. These cuts impose a burden on the honest doctors who refuse to give kickbacks ; and helps bad doctors who are willing to take shortcuts to enrich themselves. In the long run, it hurts patients as well , because the cost is passed on to them, and they end up paying for these under the table bribes.A practise which was started by a few bad apples has spread wildly like a cancer, and caused irreparable harm to the reputation of the entire medical profession. Kickbacks seem to have become institutionalized , and it's become very difficult for an honest doctor to survive in private practice without giving these.It's because this has been going on so blatantly for so many years that the government has finally had to step in and take stern action against this practice - or should I say malpractice ?However, sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. Government actions may be well-intentioned, but they usually end up back firing, because all they are able to do with their ham-handed laws is pass regulations which punish offenders when they are caught. However, this is doomed to fail in real life, because kickbacks are exchanged between two willing parties ! How does one ...
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