Is it ethical to compel a doctor to work for free? Is it ethical to compel someone else to pay him?
Is it not unethical to refuse treatment to someone on the basis of money? I mean consequential cases, not plastic surgery or teeth whitening: gunshot victims, drug overdoses, critical illness, severe accidents.
I don’t feel great about a society that would just kick these people to the curb.
Is it ethical to compel a doctor to work for free? Is it ethical to compel someone else to pay him?
What I can't understand is why people think it is so awful to go bankrupt over healthcare costs. I would be willing to spend every dime I have to save my life. People go bankrupt every day because they bought too much stuff -- boats, cars McMansions, bling. I suppose people don't like spending money or paying the price for non-fun things, like healthcare, insurance, education, etc.
I live in Canada and the state of our healthcare is dismal. Emergency wait times regularly over 8 hours, can’t find a family doctor, etc. I like that it is universal though, but man would I love some form of privatization trial run alongside our universal system.
There needs to be some form of safety net, regardless.