Medicine and the Market
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15744672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah L Kushnick (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 727-728 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.8.fred1-1508 |
| OpenAlex | W2890638766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Medicine and the MarketUnlike in countries with nationalized or restrictively regulated health care systems, the United States' system is embedded in and based on a capitalist, market-based model.Market forces, including the profit motives of corporate interests such as insurance and pharmaceutical companies, have a significant role in shaping the provision of medicine in the United States.They have significant effects on individual practitioners-in their medical education years and in their practice years-and on patients-in their ability to access, afford, and choose care-as well as policy, through industry lobbying efforts.Our contributors examine and elucidate these effects in the August 2015
Business · Healthcare Policy and Management · Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |