Our Health System Changed From Saving Lives to Saving Money

In 1996, Dr. Linda Peeno confessed to denying a man a life-saving operation—thus killing him—in order to save her employer $500,000, which ensured her "continued advancement in the healthcare field... to an escalating six figure income".

"In all my work, I had one primary duty, and that was to use my medical expertise for the financial benefit of the organisation for which I worked."

"What kind of system have we created when a physician can receive a lucrative income for adding to the suffering of patients?"

"I became a physician to care for and not bring harm to my patients."