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Interview with Dr. Peter Ubel on a new focus on informing patients about the likely out-of-pocket costs of care. (07:30)Download Because treatments can impose out-of-pocket costs that may impair patients' well-being, physicians should disclose the financial consequences of treatment alternatives just as they inform patients about treatments' side effects.
Ubel et al. (2013) studied this question.