title: Medicine should reorder its priorities.
abstract: Although many entities contribute to the escalating cost of health care, the author of this opinion article believes physicians have two significant alternatives when it comes to health care costs: They can continue to be a major part of the problem, or they can take the lead in rolling back the cost of medical care.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Masland
mesh_terms: D016079:Refusal to Treat