Comment on Cost of War

This is actually a comment on the previous post. I couldn't figure out how to add links in the comment box so I'm doing it this way. I read a story of how injured vets are being denied services and wondered how Roger was able to receive the "Cadillac" treatment we discussed today in class. I took a class on ethics and medical care in regards to the elderly over 20 years ago and we talked about the social cost of prolonging life and should it be done. We are still debating it now. Another article I read was on Ethics and Medical Futility which defines medical futility as "proposed therapy that should not be performed because available data have shown that it will not improve the patient's medical condition." If we took this stance, should Roger be where he is? I don't agree with the way many of our vets are being treated in regards to getting care they deserve but with the financial costs of medical care you can understand why the Gov't is skimping.