title: The ethics of managed care--part 1: proposing a new ethos?
abstract: "Do managed care arrangements change the ethical obligations of health professionals? Should stewardship replace advocacy as the ethical "touchstone" of the professions? Is the manipulation of greed the best tool for reforming the health care system? This column, the first of a series, explores the ethical implications inherent in such questions.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010344:Patient Advocacy