Dr Jo Ellen Wilson joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Jennifer M. Connell and Maria C. Duggan: “Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium.”

Explanation of the Medicare and Medicaid Antikickback statute and Stark Law and their restrictions on physicians' financial interests in ancillary services.

Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems.

Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care?

The current Medicare operation—reimbursing medical goods and services to a growing number of people without basing the reimbursement benefit on the actual cost of the services—is unsustainable, but there are some possible remedies.

Patients should not be obligated to change a successful prescription routine in order to save money.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions on end-of-life decision making.

If a physician worries that a treatment will benefit the patient through the placebo effect, should he perform it?

The Moseley study found no significant difference between those in the arthroscopic lavage and debridement arm of the study and those in the sham surgery arm.

Education debt is driving medical school graduates away from underserved communities and primary care, both of which our country will sorely need in the coming years.