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The rehabilitation marketplace : Economics, values, and proposals for reform
BANJA J; DEJONG G
ARCH PHYS MED REHABIL , 2000, vol. 81, n° 2, p. 233-240 Doc n°: 94107 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : HA2 - ECONOMIE DE LA SANTE
Article consultable sur : http://www.archives-pmr.org
This article examines whether the ideals, goals, and values of medical rehabilitation can be realized in a market-based health care system. The article observes that rehabilitation is greatly disadvantaged in today's health care marketplace, which violates virtually all the assumptions of a perfectly competitive one. Nevertheless, the authors argue that rehabilitation goals and market economics are not inherently incompatible and call for several market reforms that are congruent with both rehabilitation goals and market theory. These reforms will clarify and facilitate providers' fiduciary responsibilities to patients as well as their accountability to payers. The authors conclude that while the marketplace is an inevitable medium for realizing rehabilitation goals, the vision and value of rehabilitation will not derive from the internal workings of the marketplace but ultimately from committed individuals and socially responsible institutions outside the marketplace. Langue : ANGLAIS Identifiant basis : 2000209990 |
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