To the Editor:
I agree with Dr. Henry Buchwald when he states in his recent editorial that medical care delivery is “upside down” as medical institution administrators and third-party payors control much of how treatment will be provided [“The Corruption of Care,” August 2022, page 1]. However, I disagree that the problem can be solved by somehow eliminating the profit motive in the delivery of medical care. Medical care is and always has been a business. The question is