Is it unethical for a doctor to refuse Medicaid and Medicare patients?

[customerserviceguy]

101. In many cases, yes

We can enact safeguards to that, perhaps by making these boards accountable to the public in some ways.

You like lawyers, I despise the long, drawn out, expensive, uncertain, and capricious nature of the tort system. In the end, when malpractice is truly deemed to have taken place, it's more often than not accompanied by gag orders that protect the guilty. One of the key differences between the US system of medical practice and the rest of the world is not only the cost, but the extreme fear of litigation that hovers over absolutely everything.

It adds billions of dollars to what we ultimately pay for medical care in this country, that's why I'd like to see an end to it. Starting with people who simply cannot afford their own medical care is a good place to begin.