Medicare's requirement for research participation as a condition of coverage: Is it ethical?

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 988-991

  Pearson, Steven D ^a,b   Miller, Franklin G ^a   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REGISTER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICAL REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICARE; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747611748     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.8.988     Document Type: Note

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