<i>Salve Lucrum: </i>The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care
Donald M. Berwick
Abstract
In this Viewpoint, Donald Berwick explores the pursuit of profit in US health care across sectors—such as pharmaceutical companies, insurers, hospitals, and physician practices—and its harms to patients, and then offers potential solutions.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineExistentialismHealth careProfit (economics)For profitLawFinanceMicroeconomicsEconomicsPolitical sciencePharmaceutical industry and healthcare