Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
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I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
Parents often pressure doctors to misclassify conditions for insurance reasons.
This quote highlights the struggles parents face when dealing with the healthcare system, particularly regarding how diagnoses can affect their children's future access to insurance. It underscores the ethical dilemma faced by medical professionals when they are asked to prioritize short-term ease over long-term consequences, revealing the complexities of health insurance and the impact of pre-existing conditions on patients' lives.
Themes
AsthmaHealthcareInsurancePre-Existing ConditionEthics
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about healthcare reform.
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