What ' S so Special about Medic

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  • DANIEL P. SULMASY
چکیده

Health care has increasing!y come to be understood as a commodity. The ethical implications of such an understanding are significant. The author argues that health care is not a commodity becanse health care (1) is non-proprietary, (2) serves the needs of persons who, as patients, are uniquely vulneräble, (3) essenfially involves a special human relationship which ought not be bought or sold, (4) helps to define what is meant by 'necessity' and cannot be considered a commodity when subjected to rigorous conceptuat analysis. The Oslerian conception that medicine is a calling and not a business ought to be reaffirmed by both the pmfession and the public. Such a conception wouId have significant ramifications for patient care and health care policy.

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تاریخ انتشار 2004