title: Gagging the doctors. Critics charge that some HMOs require physicians to withhold vital information from their patients.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D030881:Disclosure; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007902:Length of Stay; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment