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By Marc A. Rodwin. 411 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993. $25. ISBN 0-19-508096-3.

When Hillary Rodham Clinton brought hundreds of prominent academics to Washington to help develop a comprehensive health care reform bill, virtually the first full day involved working through a complex maze of ethical standards for federal government employees. These standards were concerned principally with conflicts of interest, including any investment or management stake in health care enterprises. The reasons for these ethical rules were clear and indisputable. Those dedicated to designing a new health care system should not be compromised by any potential financial gain that might accrue from the reforms.

The same can be said of practicing physicians, whose . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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