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I think there's plenty of room for innovation but we should start from the principal that everyone gets full access to medical treatment regardless of their abi
by bbddg 9y ago
I think there's plenty of room for innovation but we should start from the principal that everyone gets full access to medical treatment regardless of their ability to pay.
- pg_bot 9y agoWe technically have this in the United States (for emergencies). It is illegal for someone to be denied emergency services regardless of ability to pay.[0] No government system guarantees "full access" to medical treatment there is some form of rationing everywhere. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EMTALA/index.html?redirect=/EMTALA/ https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EMT...
- sykh 9y agoEmergency rooms are required to stabilize a patient, not treat them or cure them. This is not universal care and it not giving everyone access to the medical system. One does not got the ER for things like cancer screenings. From the link you provided: Hospitals are then required to provide stabilizing treatment for patients with EMCs.
- pg_bot 9y agoAccess is a function of cost. If medical care is affordable for people near the poverty line then we will be able to solve the access problem entirely. (this is my goal) Governments, charities, and businesses will pick up the slack as they already do.
- bbddg 9y agoOkay, maybe I should have said "access to medical treatment shouldn't be decided by ability to pay".