The business of medicine has resulted in record profits for healthcare organizations, drug companies and more recently, corporate equity firms. Those left behind include healthcare providers and most concerning and worrying, the patients. Despite the revolution of Obamacare, more and more barriers to healthcare are arising all of the time. As always the Emergency Department is left to serve as the failsafe but even there, cracks are showing.
Objectives:
- Understand the barriers to healthcare that patients face every day.
- Recognize the ethical questions raised by a model of healthcare that puts profits first.
