Comments on: The Right To Health Care http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/10/02/the-right-to-health-care/ Research and discussion of the Colorado health insurance industry and the healthcare crisis in America. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Don Levit http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/10/02/the-right-to-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-11903 Don Levit Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:07:32 +0000 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/?p=636#comment-11903 Louise: I would agree with Duncan that those in the medical profession are in a different segment of society than those in the "commercial" sector. I do believe, though, that there are limits to which a doctor or hospital should go. Those limits are not only based on the effectiveness of a procedure, but also must be based on the amount of uncompensated care that one provides. Obviously, if one provides continually a deal that is too good to be true, he finds himself eventually out of business. In addition, to place oneself at the mercy of the patient would be a huge psychological burden on the doctor. This burden can be likened to that which you may feel regarding your son. To what length are you willing to go to ensure he has all the advantages you would like him to have? Don Levit Louise:
I would agree with Duncan that those in the medical profession are in a different segment of society than those in the “commercial” sector.
I do believe, though, that there are limits to which a doctor or hospital should go.
Those limits are not only based on the effectiveness of a procedure, but also must be based on the amount of uncompensated care that one provides.
Obviously, if one provides continually a deal that is too good to be true, he finds himself eventually out of business.
In addition, to place oneself at the mercy of the patient would be a huge psychological burden on the doctor.
This burden can be likened to that which you may feel regarding your son.
To what length are you willing to go to ensure he has all the advantages you would like him to have?
Don Levit

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