What response is given to the claim that patients "vote with their dollars"?
A) Biomedical markets are a poor guide to social value.
B) Bioethics is not a political issue.
C) Voting and purchasing are from separate spheres of justice.
D) This claim only makes sense in a national context.

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Biomedical markets often prioritize profits over social value and do not take into consideration important ethical considerations such as justice and fairness. Therefore, using patient purchasing choices as a measure of the value of medical treatments can lead to problematic outcomes.

What Response Is Given to the Claim That Patients "Vote