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Is Cape Fear’s policy ethical? Evaluate it by applying the various ethical theories discussed earlier in the course and in the textbooks.

Cape Fear Endocrinology and Metabolic Associates are the only endocrine specialist in their county. For reasons of cost-control, they do not accept either Medicare or Medicaid patients. As a result of this policy, people in this county do not have access to specialists for treatment of their chronic diseases (for example, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and gout). […]