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June 1987 (Volume 65)
Quarterly Article
Randall R. Bovbjerg
Philip J. Held
Louis H. Diamond
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Debates about the extent to which patients can and should participate in medical decision making take on new urgency as cost-containment efforts give patients more financial incentives. The Health Care Financing Administration’s recent proposal to enable dialysis patients to “price shop” aroused consternation among nephrologists. A working seminar elucidated their fears about professional incomes and about increased patient autonomy.
Author(s): Randall R. Bovbjerg; Philip J. Held; Louis H. Diamond
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Volume 65, Issue 2 (pages 177–202) Published in 1987
