Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Implications of patients paying more of their medical costs examined

Published in Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly, October 8th, 2005

With patients being required to pay more of their medical costs, a new study will look at how this added responsibility affects the care that patients receive and what the implications are for health care law and medical ethics.

Patients are becoming the primary decision-makers on spending for medical care, according to Mark A. Hall, JD at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

"This change fundamentally alters the doctor-patient relationship," said Hall, professor of law and public health sciences. "These developments require patients and doctors to confront the costs of different treatment options much more explicitly than when insurance...

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly (2005-10-08)

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