The classical Chinese physician received a fee only as long as the patient remained in good health

The issue of grading doctors that has again become a hot topic of conversation reminds me of a passage from Bill Moyers' book, Healing and the Mind.

"The classical Chinese physician received a fee only as long as the patient remained in good health. Payments stopped when sickness began. The task was to teach patients to stay healthy by living correctly; temperament, diet, thoughts, emotions, and exercise were all important in a system in which the patient took primary responsibility for sickness or health." [Page 253]

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