Beauchamp and Childress Make the Following Argument About Deception of Third-Party

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Multiple Choice

Beauchamp and Childress make the following argument about deception of third-party payers in the health care field:

• A) Physicians should place a premium on seeking alternative, nondeceptive courses of action, such as formal appeals, and should work to alter unduly restrictive systems.
• B) Deception of third-party payers can never be justified.
• C) Physicians should practice fidelity to their patients by doing whatever it takes to make sure the appropriate tests and treatments are paid for.
• D) Third-party payers may sometimes be deceived, but only those who have demonstrated callousness toward patients or unwillingness to work with physicians to provide and pay for proper diagnosis and treatment.

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