health care consumerism

Over at DiabetesDaily, there’s been a series of discussions going on about How the Internet is Changing Diabetes Care — a topic about which I have many opinions (surprise, surprise).  I was particularly intrigued to see Manny Hernandez’s piece about the implications of referring to us all as “consumers” rather than “patients.” He doesn’t much like it.  I have a different take.
Manny’s concern is that viewing us as “consumers” puts a “bigger emphasis on how…