PHL283H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Distributive Justice, Organ Trade, Mixed Economy
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A true physician cannot be a money-maker, earner of fees and healer of the sick all at the same time. Commerce only deals with appearance of things, whereas care deals with the essence. Is health care a commodity: yes, capitalism promotes individuality against the collective ii. He thinks there is a difference in kind between commodity and care, but there really is only a difference in degree, especially when it comes the nature of the relationship between buying and selling health care (i/it and. Every university professor who writes articles and books on biomedical claims ip rights for their work. The answer to this question rests on what we mean by a commodity. : the central feature of health care is the personal relationship between a hcp and a person seeking help. Commodities are produced by someone who makes something new out of preexisting materials.
