Managed Care and the Morality of the Marketplace
- 6 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 333 (1), 50-52
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199507063330110
Abstract
Whether health care should be subjected to the values of the marketplace is a fundamental question facing us today. A powerful trend in this direction is upon us, with enormous, well-financed companies already dominating the delivery of health care in many parts of the country. Although many in medicine believe that the unchecked expansion of managed care (particularly the investor-owned variety) could have dire consequences, few have spoken out. Instead, many leaders have accepted the new trend as a fait accompli and have begun to position their institutions to survive within the constraints of the marketplace. The threats are not . . .Keywords
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