MHS-2320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pro Bono, Trauma Center, Intermountain Healthcare
27 Feb 2019
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Furrow (1993) argues that the covenant model is superior to the contract and charity model of physician"s duty to treat. He engages in a moral and social critique of the contract and charity model. Acting as a moral detective he summarizes relevant laws to illustrate the at the legal landscape does not reflect the contract model. Obligation to provide treatment comes from professional ethics/charity - furrow argues this is insufficient, and it should be the covenant model, where they have a legal obligation to provide some amount of care. Thinking about the relationship between law and ethics. Two kinds of ethical issues and the different uses of law: consensus issues, knife-edge issues. Bad healthcare situation since 86 with poor people being unable to afford it. Turned away from hospitals, don"t get immunizations, do not receive as many high cost procedures. Desire to retain as much autonomy as possible and to prevent further slippage away from the era of.
