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. 1991 Jun;32(6):9-11, 15.

Professional ethics vs. cost containment: the inevitable clash

R M Veatch  1
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  • PMID: 10111370

Professional ethics vs. cost containment: the inevitable clash

R M Veatch. Internist. 1991 Jun.

Abstract

Observing that the Hippocratic Oath is on a collision course with the cost-containment movement, a prominent medical ethicist asks whether a physician ethically can refuse to treat patients with inadequate insurance coverage and if different levels of care are permissible.

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