The New York Times reported Wednesday on a striking figure:
More than 2 percent of all doctors practicing in New York last year landed on the state medical board’s watch list because of problems including substance abuse, mental health concerns or their professional conduct.
While many were alarmed at the numbers, which are something like twice the national average, others were not:
Dr. Richard F. Daines, New York’s health commissioner, said "the higher numbers reflect active, good programs, rather than bad physicians."
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