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Mac nodded, then went on. "The idea was that professionals are responsible for what they do, as individuals." "Nuremberg." Dryfus instructed, "You ARE responsible for your acts. Eichman went to his death on the just following orders defense." "Yes. Yes," Mac agreed in delight. "You are responsible as a professional. You see, in order to allow professionals to not be penalized in pension and hiring stuff, and all the go-withs, a new kind of corporation was synthesized - the professional corporation. The only difference between a professional corporation and a regular corporation is that liability goes straight to the doer of the deeds and the maker's of decisions that bear on the deeds. You can't shield liability in a professional corporation, period. Ten sub corporations deep - doesn't matter - you did it, you're responsible. Your policy - you pay." He paused, "Am I right about this?" Dryfus shook his head. "There are details, but yes, that's it." "Well, now, into the medical arena, come corporations using general - not professional - corporate structure and contract law and there goes professionalism. It's gone. Poof. Nuremberg? Where the fuck is Nuremberg today? Nuremberg my ass, try Wall Street. HMO contracts read like nothing you have ever seen in medicine. Look!" Tossing a copy of FreedomCare Health Systems standard contract across the table to Dryfus, "Eichman gets off! Read the drek in there. Nobody in that corporation is responsible for anything. nada.. nyent... zippo... nothing. Just read that garbage. The policies that dictate slapping children with seizures would claim no recourse for improper knowledge, actions, or intentions. Who wrote this shit? Why is it tolerated?" Dorothy Bela had her head down, forehead in her hand, shaking with laughter. "He wrote it," pointing blindly at Bill.