title: Cost containment and the physician.
abstract: Physicians are being challenged from many quarters to do their part in containing health care costs, not only in the hospital setting but also in their private practices. On a more global scale, the National Commission on the Cost of Medical Care has identified steps designed to strengthen the health care marketplace so as to avert more regulation from the federal government.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Nesbitt
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D012380:Role