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No, I'm asking about how you go about forcing physicians to provide services against the physician's wishes. Maybe frame it in a different field: if programmin

No, I'm asking about how you go about forcing physicians to provide services against the physician's wishes. Maybe frame it in a different field: if programming services was declared a human right, how would you go about ensuring that every programmer provides services to everyone who asks for services regardless of payment? How do you ensure quality as well?

mcv 8y ago
Standards, regulation and ensuring people get paid. If programming services was decided to be a human right, and I was in the business of providing those services, I'd expect there to be a system in place to ensure my services meet the standard, and to ensure that I get paid for my work. Consider legal representation: that is also a right. Sadly it's often very expensive, but for people who cannot afford a lawyer, one is generally provided by the government. And while there's certainly a lot that can be improved about the lawyering business, lawyers aren't exactly starving. I am aware that for most examples I can come up with, the US tends to do a poorer job than most countries. I guess it's no surprise that health insurance is in such a sorry state in the US, and that many people have such weird misconceptions about things like this.
- assblaster 8y ago
  >If programming services was decided to be a human right, and I was in the business of providing those services, I'd expect there to be a system in place to ensure my services meet the standard, and to ensure that I get paid for my work. What if you get paid 25% of what you get paid right now because those in charge of regulating programming have determined that you have been getting paid too much? What if those regulators have determined that your current documentation is insufficient to be paid for, and that you are now required to spend 25% more of your day on additional documentation requirements that do not actually improve the quality of your actual program?
  - mcv 8y ago
    If I didn't like the job for whatever reason, I'd get a different job of course. But if health care and lawyers are any indication, there's little risk of that happening. Well, neither are immune to paperwork, but they're very well compensated for it.
DanBC 8y ago
Doctoring is a job. If you wish to have absolute control over which patients you take you work in private practice. If you want a bit less control over which patients you take you work for the hospital. No guns needed.

mcv 8y ago

Standards, regulation and ensuring people get paid. If programming services was decided to be a human right, and I was in the business of providing those services, I'd expect there to be a system in place to ensure my services meet the standard, and to ensure that I get paid for my work. Consider legal representation: that is also a right. Sadly it's often very expensive, but for people who cannot afford a lawyer, one is generally provided by the government. And while there's certainly a lot that can be improved about the lawyering business, lawyers aren't exactly starving. I am aware that for most examples I can come up with, the US tends to do a poorer job than most countries. I guess it's no surprise that health insurance is in such a sorry state in the US, and that many people have such weird misconceptions about things like this.

assblaster 8y ago
>If programming services was decided to be a human right, and I was in the business of providing those services, I'd expect there to be a system in place to ensure my services meet the standard, and to ensure that I get paid for my work. What if you get paid 25% of what you get paid right now because those in charge of regulating programming have determined that you have been getting paid too much? What if those regulators have determined that your current documentation is insufficient to be paid for, and that you are now required to spend 25% more of your day on additional documentation requirements that do not actually improve the quality of your actual program?
- mcv 8y ago
  If I didn't like the job for whatever reason, I'd get a different job of course. But if health care and lawyers are any indication, there's little risk of that happening. Well, neither are immune to paperwork, but they're very well compensated for it.

DanBC 8y ago

Doctoring is a job. If you wish to have absolute control over which patients you take you work in private practice. If you want a bit less control over which patients you take you work for the hospital. No guns needed.