Critical Reasoning

(A) People's rights are violated less when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.

Dr. Schilling's and Dr. Laforte's statements provide the most support for holding that they would disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

mundasingh123 wrote:Hi testluv , But the question is

Dr. Schilling's and Dr. Laforte's statements provide the most support for holding that they would disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

Shouldnt Both of them disagree with the CorrectAnswer

Testluv wrote:

mundasingh123 wrote:Hi testluv , But the question is

Dr. Schilling's and Dr. Laforte's statements provide the most support for holding that they would disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

Shouldnt Both of them disagree with the CorrectAnswer

Not quite. The question is basically asking what they disagree about. So the right answer is something where one agrees and the other disagrees!

mundasingh123 wrote:Dr. Schilling: Those who advocate replacing my country's private health insurance system with nationalized health insurance because of the rising costs of medical care fail to consider the high human costs that consumers pay in countries with nationalized insurance: access to high-technology medicine is restricted and kidney transplants and open-heart surgery is rationed. People are denied their right to treatments they want and need.

Dr. Laforte: Your country's reliance on private health insurance denies access even to basic, conventional medicine to the many people who cannot afford adequate health coverage. With nationalized insurance, rich and poor have equal access to life-saving medical procedures, and people's right to decent medical treatment regardless of income is not violated.

Dr. Schilling's and Dr. Laforte's statements provide the most support for holding that they would disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

(A) People's rights are violated less when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.
(B) Where health insurance is provided by private insurance companies, people who are wealthy generally receive better health care than do people who are unable to afford health insurance.
(C) In countries that rely primarily on private health insurance to pay for medical costs, most people who would benefit from a kidney transplant receive one.
(D) In countries with nationalized health insurance, no one who needs a familiar medical treatment in order to stay alive is denied that treatment.
(E) Anyone who wants a particular medical treatment has a right to receive that treatment.
OA Later

mundasingh123 wrote:Dr. Schilling: Those who advocate replacing my country's private health insurance system with nationalized health insurance because of the rising costs of medical care fail to consider the high human costs that consumers pay in countries with nationalized insurance: access to high-technology medicine is restricted and kidney transplants and open-heart surgery is rationed. People are denied their right to treatments they want and need.

Dr. Laforte: Your country's reliance on private health insurance denies access even to basic, conventional medicine to the many people who cannot afford adequate health coverage. With nationalized insurance, rich and poor have equal access to life-saving medical procedures, and people's right to decent medical treatment regardless of income is not violated.

Dr. Schilling's and Dr. Laforte's statements provide the most support for holding that they would disagree about the truth of which one of the following?

(A) People's rights are violated less when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.
(B) Where health insurance is provided by private insurance companies, people who are wealthy generally receive better health care than do people who are unable to afford health insurance.
(C) In countries that rely primarily on private health insurance to pay for medical costs, most people who would benefit from a kidney transplant receive one.
(D) In countries with nationalized health insurance, no one who needs a familiar medical treatment in order to stay alive is denied that treatment.
(E) Anyone who wants a particular medical treatment has a right to receive that treatment.
OA Later

With nationalized insurance, rich and poor have equal access to life-saving medical procedures

Testluv wrote:@Munda:

(A) reads:

(A) People's rights are violated less when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.

Schilling is the private guy. LaForte is the national guy. It's easier to think about LaForte first. He thinks that being denied medical treatment because you can't afford it is a HUGE breach of rights. So to say that your rights are violated LESS when you're denied treatment because you can't pay for it is something he would disagree with. So, LaForte disagrees with (A).

On the other hand, Schilling--the private guy--says that national is more right-infringing because you're denied treatment for noneconomic reasons--access to high-tech medicine and translplants is restricted under national. He thinks this is MORE of a right infringement than the situation LaForte outlines (being denied treatment because your wallet isn't deep enough). In other words, Schilling thinks being denied treatment because your wallet isn't deep enough is LESS of a right infringement than being denied treatment for noneconomic reasons. Schilling would therefore agree with (A).

Does that help?

But wouldnt this option be agreed to by the Dr laforte because he stresses that the basic care equality is more important and mentions that to deny the basic medical care on the basis of the income is absolutely bad.

(A) People's rights are violated less when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.

this question sounded to be more like a negative main point question.

(A) People's rights are violated MORE when they are denied an available medical treatment they need because they lack the means to pay for it than when they are denied such treatment on noneconomic grounds.

Isnt D a better choice because A mentions a scenario which can be termed as extra information for the argument.