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A comment on California's ‘Surprise’ Billing Law Is Protecting Patients and Angering Doctors. Parent comment

Re:California's ‘Surprise’ Billing Law Is Protecting Patient... by dehrmann on Saturday September 28, 2019 @03:57AM (#21099071)
> Being a programmer is just a job

That's like saying building bridges is just a job. The word you're looking for isn't "privilege," it's "responsibility."

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Re:California's ‘Surprise’ Billing Law Is Protecting Patient... by mantap on Saturday September 28, 2019 @07:33AM (#21099784)
Access to doctors is something that every person needs be they rich or poor and something that must be accessible at a reasonable price. Being a doctor is a privilege granted by society on the understanding that society sets the rules of how the healthcare system works.

Bridge engineers are free to charge what they want if they feel they are worth that much.

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