Nórman G. Levinsky, MD fundamental principle of medical ethics is that, in clinical practice,
physicians must serve as fiduciaries who place the interests of patients ahead of other …

From the time the oath of Hippocrates is pledged until the time that the last patient is seen,
ethics plays a fundamental role in the practice of medicine. As physicians, we have always …

The purpose of this article is to analyze various problems produced by managed care and
the ethical dilemmas contained therein. The most important change is the radical departure …

ETHICS ARE IN. Business schools, com-panies, entrepreneurial courseseven the US
Congress are increasingly involved. Real or imputed peccadilloes receive prime-time …

Ethical concerns relating to managed care discussed in this essay include incentives to
underutilize services, delays in care, postponement of consultation or hospitalization …

in the culture of medicine, and they saw their mission as a generation of profit for
stockholders, not necessarily medical care for clients. Cost-effective medicine was the goal …

The need for medical care in the US has exceeded the financial resources required to pay
for that care. To address this problem, managed care health insurance programs have been …

Those who believe in the cycles of history must be struck by the dramatic upheavals at both
the beginning and end of this concluding century that have characterized American …

Very little is known about physicians' perceptions of ethical issues in managed care. This
article reports physicians' perceptions of ethical problems in managed-care medical practice …

Managed care organizations are playing an increasing role in the American health care
system. Currently, managed care organizations serve about 16% of the United States …