Open AccessReflections on Caring for the International Uninsured Patient
Author(s) -
Ferman Debra Ann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0463
Subject(s) - hippocratic oath , compassion , medicine , greatness , affect (linguistics) , empathy , alternative medicine , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , law , social psychology , psychology , political science , pathology , communication
Nonmedical considerations too often affect treatment decisions for uninsured patients and result in care that falls significantly short of the Hippocratic Oath. The greatness of a society is not in its might or wealth but rather in the level of benevolence and compassion it is able to show by caring for the weak and less fortunate. Should doctors not practice medicine accordingly?