TY  - JOUR
T1  - OLd men and the sea
AU  - Loxterkamp DA
Y1  - 2010/07/07
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.902
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 18
EP  - 19
VL  - 304
IS  - 1
N2  - 
Before I could open my bag, Mel dictated the terms of our engagement: Hospitalization would be brief: he had no insurance and refused to let his illness exhaust his children's college fund. And whatever the cause, expensive tests and treatments must wait until he could purchase insurance through the window of open enrollment. It became clear that Mel had fixed ideas and that his decision to accept medical care involved a crisis of faith.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.902
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.902
ER  -