re: #86 calochortus

“Universal” healthcare might let medical professionals have more voice in who needs what, rather than insurance companies. I think medical necessity might be a better metric than personal “worthiness”.

I believe medical necessity is the primary metric used by the insurance industry. At least that has been my experience at those times I’ve had to approach my insurance carrier for the okay on a medical procedure. Certainly there are other considerations also. A heart-transplant may be medically necessary to save someone’s life, but if there’s only one heart and two patients, a “worthiness” metric must be used to decide who gets it. I don’t see any way around this.