Comments on: Are all for-profit health care companies evil? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cris Bajhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care.html#comment-91408 Cris Baj Sat, 23 May 2009 02:24:07 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care-companies-evil.html#comment-91408 Dr Kevin, Do you think that unethical behaviour by a for-profit academic institution is the same as the ethics of patient caregivers engaged in for-profit medical care? The audacity of that comparison is boggling.... and terribly weak. You will find, in the area of ethical health care, that any for-profit entity is inherently in conflict of interest. Dr Kevin,
Do you think that unethical behaviour by a for-profit academic institution is the same as the ethics of patient caregivers engaged in for-profit medical care?
The audacity of that comparison is boggling…. and terribly weak.
You will find, in the area of ethical health care, that any for-profit entity is inherently in conflict of interest.

]]> By: molavehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care.html#comment-89148 molave Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care-companies-evil.html#comment-89148 I agree that what's important is transparency, in order to lessen the likelihood of unethical practices.<br/><br/>It's nice when organizations do noble things like charity and environmental responsibility. But such altruism doesn't provide an offset that allows them to "engage in less ethical behavior." One thing has nothing to do with the other. I agree that what’s important is transparency, in order to lessen the likelihood of unethical practices.

It’s nice when organizations do noble things like charity and environmental responsibility. But such altruism doesn’t provide an offset that allows them to “engage in less ethical behavior.” One thing has nothing to do with the other.

]]> By: Rogue Medichttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care.html#comment-89092 Rogue Medic Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/are-all-for-profit-health-care-companies-evil.html#comment-89092 As if public, or not-for-profit, organizations do not have a budget to work with. there is no reason to believe that for profit means no ethics, or that not-for-profit means ethical. <br/><br/>If you are the victim of bad care, do you feel better of the harm was done by a not-for-profit organization? As if public, or not-for-profit, organizations do not have a budget to work with. there is no reason to believe that for profit means no ethics, or that not-for-profit means ethical.

If you are the victim of bad care, do you feel better of the harm was done by a not-for-profit organization?

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