Surviving or thriving? A call to look under the hood of value-based care
I recently went on a father-son trip to Florida. My dad isn’t much of a traveler, so I had to lure him out of the house by pairing the trip with something of interest to him: a car show. He has always been quite the classic car enthusiast. My early childhood days often consisted of sitting with him in the garage and helping him restore cars. This car show was enormous. As my father walked around, he was particularly struck by a white 1962 Corvette that, to me, did not look all that great. “Peter, look! It’s a survivor car!” he exclaimed. Because I was clueless to that term, my dad went on: “This is a car with an original paint job, interior and power train. It has survived the years without a restoration.” According to my dad, the “survivor” label has immense value for classic car dealers and collectors. As he inspected each crevice of the vehicle, however, my dad noticed a few things that made him question its survivor status. He was skeptical that it could have o...