Using Economics to Study Health Issues
Please read the article below that talked about How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals? and provide a 500 – 600 word (2 pages) response addressing the following.
Students can use additional sources and information to complete this assignment. – What and how should one respond to these unnecessary/preventable deaths and the related medical and social cost to patients and their family?
Remember that there are some costs that cannot be measure in dollars and cents, example the costs of pain and sufferings, grief, emotional and psychological stress, etc. – Who should pay for the cost associated with these unnecessary/preventable deaths, should it be the patients, the attending physician(s), the hospital, the insurance company or the government?
