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maybe all doctors are bastards,,,,
they are kinda just cops for medical care in most cases
The worst part about it is that it is a totally unforced conflict of interest. Doctors should have an ethical obligation to their patients and their common humanity solely. But by forcing doctors act as medical gatekeepers we are compromising this and making them untrustworthy to patients.
My doctor making a mistake is human, my doctor withholding medical care makes us opposed.
This is the fundamental issue that I think most people don’t think of when I compare doctors’ roles in society to that of the police. It’s really not that unbelievable if we consider the overwhelming role they actually play, which is exactly that: the bureaucratic gatekeeper between receiving care or receiving no care. Don’t say anything to piss off a doctor…sound familiar?