Hospitals are known to kill patients whose prolonged stay in its intensive care unit (ICU) is penalized by insurance companies.
Doctor David McKalip, M.D., a neurosurgeon and practicing Catholic from Florida, told Church Militant last year that health care regulations from insurance companies are financially penalizing hospitals for keeping patients in ICU too long. These financial incentives are passed on by hospitals to doctors, McKalip said, by paying doctors "bonuses if they meet certain budget goals; in other words, if they ration care."
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