Widening the gap: additional concerns with crowdfunding in health care

Abstract

[...]although a formal charity such as those discussed in the editorial is more likely to distribute resources according to need, crowdfunding is much less equitable in disbursing funds. Medical crowdfunding serves as a means of addressing the symptoms of systemic failures. Because it most benefits relatively privileged members of society, the concern is that those groups will choose to become reliant on using crowdfunding at the expense of advocating for systemic change.