Should you tell patients about beneficial treatments that they cannot have? No.
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
No healthcare system can afford to pay for all available treatments. <b>Robert Marcus</b> believes doctors have a duty to tell patients about unfunded drugs, but <b>John Firth</b> argues that it will cause them harm
Medical subject headings
- Delivery of Health Care
- Patient Education as Topic
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Truth Disclosure