Cover: What If Physicians Actually Had to Control Medical Costs?

What If Physicians Actually Had to Control Medical Costs?

Published in: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, v. 304, no. 13, Commentary, Oct. 6, 2010, p. 1489-1490

Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2010

by Robert H. Brook

This commentary suggests that rationing health care is inevitable and urges physicians to lead the way in developing a plan to do it reasonably and equitably.

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