Problem
The family at 913 Twelfth Street will be saved from financial ruin because Medicare will help defray the costs of their young son's kidney dialysis. The family at 909 Twelfth Street may suffer great financial stress because of increasing medical bills for the treatment of their daughter's juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, which has left her blind and nephrotic.
a) How does the government determine that one medical problem warrants financial assistance and another one does not?
b) Do you see any ethical issues regarding this practice? If so, explain.