Lying to insurance companies: The desire to deceive among physicians and the public

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Werner, Rachel M ^a   Alexander, G Caleb ^b   Fagerlin, Angela ^c   Ubel, Peter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Deception; Doctor patient relationship; Ethics; Insurance coverage; Managed care; Misrepresentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY; STATISTICS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECEPTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244478062     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160490518566     Document Type: Article

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