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. 2023 Feb 28;329(8):629-630.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0846.

Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care

Donald M Berwick  1
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Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care

Donald M Berwick. JAMA. .
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In this Viewpoint, Donald Berwick explores the pursuit of profit in US health care across sectors—such as pharmaceutical companies, insurers, hospitals, and physician practices—and its harms to patients, and then offers potential solutions.

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    Back A. Back A. JAMA. 2023 Jul 3;330(1):83-84. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8334. JAMA. 2023. PMID: 37395775 No abstract available.
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