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Commentary: choice--the need for a thorough and open discussion: implications for academic health centers.
Acad Med. 2012 Jun; 87(6):691-3.AM

Abstract

The reality is that choice in health care may be limited or substantially curtailed in the future. To imply that the U.S. health care system can achieve the needed cost savings without such restrictions is not productive and may be potentially deceptive. Continued unfiltered, unlimited choice will only continue to drive more utilization and costs. Academic health centers (AHCs) should take a leadership role in expanding the public dialogue regarding health care reform and its likely need to limit choice at some level while preparing for the inevitable related evolution of AHCs' core clinical programs, relationships, and strategies.

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Karpf M
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. mkarpf@email.uky.edu
Lofgren R
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Academic Medical CentersHealth Care CostsHealth Care ReformHealth Services MisusePatient Freedom of Choice LawsPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActReimbursement MechanismsUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22643376

Citation

Karpf, Michael, and Richard Lofgren. "Commentary: Choice--the Need for a Thorough and Open Discussion: Implications for Academic Health Centers." Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, vol. 87, no. 6, 2012, pp. 691-3.
Karpf M, Lofgren R. Commentary: choice--the need for a thorough and open discussion: implications for academic health centers. Acad Med. 2012;87(6):691-3.
Karpf, M., & Lofgren, R. (2012). Commentary: choice--the need for a thorough and open discussion: implications for academic health centers. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 87(6), 691-3. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e318253cdbc
Karpf M, Lofgren R. Commentary: Choice--the Need for a Thorough and Open Discussion: Implications for Academic Health Centers. Acad Med. 2012;87(6):691-3. PubMed PMID: 22643376.
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