TY  - JOUR
T1  - HEalth care choices and decisions in the united states and canada
AU  - Ross JS, Detsky AS
Y1  - 2009/10/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1566
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1803
EP  - 1804
VL  - 302
IS  - 16
N2  - 
Media speculation about the scope of proposals for health care reform in the United States has led many Americans to be “very concerned” that changes will limit their choices in the future.1 Health care choices are made on 3 levels: insurance plans, sources of care (physicians and hospitals), and clinical decisions (diagnostic tests and treatments). In this Commentary, the extent to which Americans currently are able to exercise choices is discussed. For context, the US environment is compared with that in Canada, partly because the Canadian health system, with much greater government involvement, is often publicly portrayed in the United States as limiting choice.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1566
ER  -