One patient with comprehensive insurance benefits

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Two patients of the same healthcare provider need the same complex surgery. The provider refers one patient with comprehensive insurance benefits and adequate financial resources to a surgeon who specializes in the latest robotic-assisted surgery techniques. The provider refers the other patient, who has limited resources and insurance benefits, to a surgeon who provides the existing standard of care. Which ethical principle is most directly violated?

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