The Individual vs Society

An individual can be in conflict with society whenever the individual uses a disproportionate amount of a health care service without paying for it.

Abstract

Eddy argues for reform of the American health care system. In\nseeking health coverage, he explains, there are two positions: the first, that\nof society, seeks to allocate services efficiently; the second, that of the\npatient, seeks to optimize individual patients' care. Using his illustration\nof breast cancer coverage from a previous