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How do you compel physicians to treat someone who comes to them asking for services? If a physician refuses to perform a knee replacement, for instance, becaus
by assblaster 8y ago
How do you compel physicians to treat someone who comes to them asking for services?
If a physician refuses to perform a knee replacement, for instance, because a patient does not want to pay for it, does the government step in and force the physician to do it?
In the United States, physicians have autonomy to decide how they practice. Do physicians in Europe have autonomy?
- detaro 8y agoThe vast majority of emergency departments in the US is not allowed to turn someone away if they need emergency care. Somehow, that works even there. (even though due to lack of universal healthcare payment is not secured) Many jurisdictions, including some US states, legally require everyone to provide emergency aid if possible, not just doctors. The entire talking point about the individual doctor is a tired straw man, societies manage people having rights guaranteed by the system of society all the time, they do not break down if an individual person steps out of line.