Read the article?
>The medical profession is obliged to do appropriate work-up and care of a patient who is capable of making decisions and wants everything possible done, regardless of the “payday”.
The key word - "appropriate". My comment was INAPPROPRIATE treatment, hospital stays , etc.. drive UP the cost of medical care so that now we are forced to reduce APPROPRIATE care because the person is "old". Eliminate the admitted waste and abuse in the system first ...
Maybe you should have phrased it that way instead of implying that greedy doctors are keeping Granny alive on life support just for their “payday”.
Should Granny have an advanced directive? Yes.
Should the greedy doctors ask Granny what she wants when she is admitted? Yes.
Did I read the article? Yes.