When care for kids should be confidential

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association (AMA), at its 1992 annual meeting, adopted reports from its Council on Scientific Affairs and its Council on Ethical and Judicial affairs on the subject of confidential care of minors. The reports stated physicians should encourage minors to seek parental guidance and consent whenever possible, but recognized that not all parent-child relationships are positive ones. In cases where a minor is reluctant to seek parental advice and consent, a physician should respect a minor's privacy and allow a minor decision-making latitude, with respect to medical care, commensurate with his or her maturity level.

Care and treatment, Editorial, Analysis, Youth, Parent and child (Law), Medical care decision-making authority (Law), Medical care decision making authority (Law)

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Mr. President: the 'devil' is in global budgets

Article Abstract:

A global healthcare budget, or healthcare rationing, is unacceptable because it could deny lifesaving treatment to deserving patients. Health care decisions should be made by physicians, not bureaucrats. Public opinion is against such rationing because it could affect people's own medical care. With health care costs making up 14% of the US economy, reform measures are needed; however, price controls would create a large bureaucracy and prompt people to avoid them.

Column, Public opinion, Health care reform, Health care rationing

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