From The Atlantic Monthly ...
This is a story of the man who deliberately committed a crime (he stole skin cream) to go back into prison for surgery that he needed. It's written by the medical doctor who performed the surgery. It raises some serious questions about our health care system. While the person of interest (the patient) in the story is not the nicest guy the author forces us to ask questions about our economic system and how our bankruptcy laws don't take into account the families who have to make the decision between giving up everything they've worked for during their life in order to keep someone alive.
This is especially the case when we find that America has the most expensive system in the world, but doesn't provide the same level of outcome as the costs might suggest we should have.
- Mark
This is a story of the man who deliberately committed a crime (he stole skin cream) to go back into prison for surgery that he needed. It's written by the medical doctor who performed the surgery. It raises some serious questions about our health care system. While the person of interest (the patient) in the story is not the nicest guy the author forces us to ask questions about our economic system and how our bankruptcy laws don't take into account the families who have to make the decision between giving up everything they've worked for during their life in order to keep someone alive.
This is especially the case when we find that America has the most expensive system in the world, but doesn't provide the same level of outcome as the costs might suggest we should have.
- Mark
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