Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

BOSTON -- As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with their values and needs, two Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center physicians warn.

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