Disincentives to rural practice: from "Training Family Doctors" blog

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Excellent post about the market disincentives to providing rural health care by Allen Perkins on his blog "Training Family Doctors". http://usafamilymedicine.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/health-care-and-the-market/
Dr. Perkins goes on to quote from President Obama, who quotes Abraham Lincoln, about the need to care for others; this is a core principle of social justice, and one that I have addressed explicitly in the past both from a principled point of view (Does the nation need a clear policy on a right to basic health care?, April 10, 2009) and from one of enlightened self interest (Red, Blue, and Purple: The Math of Health Care Spending, Oct 20, 2009).

The market, well-regulated, can serve many purposes and be of value, but it cannot, by its nature, be relied upon to serve social justice needs.