Reply #23: Profits are bad when they are on the back of the sick and dying [View All]

Of course you as a doctor should make a comfortable living. Anyone who goes into business should expect to make a profit. But they should make that profit off of their work, not their ability to hold people hostage to the fear of getting sick. They shouldn't make a profit at the expense of someones life. The United States is the only industrialized country that allows a health care for profit system. Other countries consider it unethical and immoral to make a profit off of peoples health.

If cigna didn't make a huge profit, but was ran as a non-profit, they would still be able to pay their employees. You don't think they actually pay their employees with the profit do you? The profit is what is left over after all the expenses are paid. The profit is what is divided between the shareholders and the executives.