Upon Whom Does the Moral Imperative Fall for Medical Care?

          Please answer these questions (and don't go further than the question):

          1)  Do parents have an obligation or responsibility (not as a matter of law, but as a matter of principle) to pay for the medical care for their sick, ill, or afflicted child? If so, for how long?

          2)  Do children have an obligation or responsibility  (not as a matter of law, but as a matter of principle) to pay for the medical care for their sick, ill, or afflicted parent? If so, when does that obligation start?

          3)  In 200 BC, did small communities of less than 1,000 people have an obligation or responsibility (not as a matter of law, but as a matter of principle) to assist in caring for any sick, ill, or afflicted residents?

          4)  What percentage of the overall cost of healthcare do medical malpractice lawsuits and payouts have on the cost of medical care? How much profit do medical malpractice insurers make? How much do the attorneys of medical malpractice insurers make? Does anyone know, do you just believe what you are told, or is it some gut reaction?

          5)  Who should (or who does) pay for uninsured or non-paying patients who go to emergency rooms? What percentage of the overall cost of healthcare does such expense have on the cost of medical care?

Loren M. Lambert, © July 19, 2017