> Her experience with the medical system was humiliating, futile, and expensive.
My girlfriend, her father, my sister, and various friends of mine have had such experiences. (Not to say all of the above have died. Just have had Kafka-esque experiences with the US medical system.) There is something about our system that elicits cold authoritarianism in the manner of caregivers. Our system does not incent caregivers to look out for the patient's best interests and the uncanny facsimile of the patient's best interests which is their target (avoiding lawsuits, maximizing profits, shutting down and ensuring obedience of relatives) leaves much to be desired.
My girlfriend, her father, my sister, and various friends of mine have had such experiences. (Not to say all of the above have died. Just have had Kafka-esque experiences with the US medical system.) There is something about our system that elicits cold authoritarianism in the manner of caregivers. Our system does not incent caregivers to look out for the patient's best interests and the uncanny facsimile of the patient's best interests which is their target (avoiding lawsuits, maximizing profits, shutting down and ensuring obedience of relatives) leaves much to be desired.