An old solution to a new problem: Physician unions take the edge off managed care

Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Rugg, Jeffrey ^a  

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1. This hypothetical situation typifies the situation facing many practicing physicians today. Real life stories are numerous and have generated a multitude of press coverage. See, e.g., Joel Lang, Critical Condition, The Hartford Courant, Aug. 29, 1999, at 8 (reporting on the failed effort by physicians at the University of Connecticut Health Center to unionize in response to pressure to care for more patients in less time, increased hours, reduced control of patient care and resident teaching, and a lack of respect by the administration); see also Andrea Adelson, Physician, Unionize Thyself, N.Y. Times, Apr. 5, 1997, at 35 (reporting on the events leading up to the successful union vote among physicians at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson, AZ); Sarah A. Klein, Illinois Physicians Defer Union Efforts, American Medical News, May 28, 1999, at 1 (discussing the stalled effort of a group of physicians to unionize in response to staffing and budget cuts, delayed lab and dictation services, and lack of responsiveness to physician concerns); Shawn Windsor, The Coding Wars, The Huntsville Times, July 5, 2000, at A1 (discussing a particular physician's frustration at being forced to diagnose a patient according to a managed care company's billing codes).
2. This hypothetical situation typifies the situation facing many practicing physicians today. Real life stories are numerous and have generated a multitude of press coverage. See, e.g., Joel Lang, Critical Condition, The Hartford Courant, Aug. 29, 1999, at 8 (reporting on the failed effort by physicians at the University of Connecticut Health Center to unionize in response to pressure to care for more patients in less time, increased hours, reduced control of patient care and resident teaching, and a lack of respect by the administration); see also Andrea Adelson, Physician, Unionize Thyself, N.Y. Times, Apr. 5, 1997, at 35 (reporting on the events leading up to the successful union vote among physicians at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson, AZ); Sarah A. Klein, Illinois Physicians Defer Union Efforts, American Medical News, May 28, 1999, at 1 (discussing the stalled effort of a group of physicians to unionize in response to staffing and budget cuts, delayed lab and dictation services, and lack of responsiveness to physician concerns); Shawn Windsor, The Coding Wars, The Huntsville Times, July 5, 2000, at A1 (discussing a particular physician's frustration at being forced to diagnose a patient according to a managed care company's billing codes).
3. This hypothetical situation typifies the situation facing many practicing physicians today. Real life stories are numerous and have generated a multitude of press coverage. See, e.g., Joel Lang, Critical Condition, The Hartford Courant, Aug. 29, 1999, at 8 (reporting on the failed effort by physicians at the University of Connecticut Health Center to unionize in response to pressure to care for more patients in less time, increased hours, reduced control of patient care and resident teaching, and a lack of respect by the administration); see also Andrea Adelson, Physician, Unionize Thyself, N.Y. Times, Apr. 5, 1997, at 35 (reporting on the events leading up to the successful union vote among physicians at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson, AZ); Sarah A. Klein, Illinois Physicians Defer Union Efforts, American Medical News, May 28, 1999, at 1 (discussing the stalled effort of a group of physicians to unionize in response to staffing and budget cuts, delayed lab and dictation services, and lack of responsiveness to physician concerns); Shawn Windsor, The Coding Wars, The Huntsville Times, July 5, 2000, at A1 (discussing a particular physician's frustration at being forced to diagnose a patient according to a managed care company's billing codes).
4. This hypothetical situation typifies the situation facing many practicing physicians today. Real life stories are numerous and have generated a multitude of press coverage. See, e.g., Joel Lang, Critical Condition, The Hartford Courant, Aug. 29, 1999, at 8 (reporting on the failed effort by physicians at the University of Connecticut Health Center to unionize in response to pressure to care for more patients in less time, increased hours, reduced control of patient care and resident teaching, and a lack of respect by the administration); see also Andrea Adelson, Physician, Unionize Thyself, N.Y. Times, Apr. 5, 1997, at 35 (reporting on the events leading up to the successful union vote among physicians at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson, AZ); Sarah A. Klein, Illinois Physicians Defer Union Efforts, American Medical News, May 28, 1999, at 1 (discussing the stalled effort of a group of physicians to unionize in response to staffing and budget cuts, delayed lab and dictation services, and lack of responsiveness to physician concerns); Shawn Windsor, The Coding Wars, The Huntsville Times, July 5, 2000, at A1 (discussing a particular physician's frustration at being forced to diagnose a patient according to a managed care company's billing codes).