What is the ethical problem presented in this case

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Case Scenario - Read the case scenario and respond to the questions below.

As I was writing out a prescription for albuterol and steroid inhalers for a patient with asthma, she stopped me. "Could you please put my mother's name on that prescription? She has insurance." I suspected she wouldn't buy the medication if she had to pay for it because she lives on a tight budget. She had been to the emergency department many times before, so I knew her asthma would worsen without treatment. We had no samples in the drug closet because they get used quickly for our many needy patients. I must have appeared uncomfortable, because my patient continued, "My usual doctor has done it before. My insurance from my new job should come through next month. Those medicines are so expensive." I felt torn. Which is worse: cheating her mother's insurance company, or letting my patient go without needed medication? Her insurance company made a nice profit but withheld my group's bonus last year. I ended up not putting her mother's name on the prescription, but it didn't help me sleep well that night; I got a call from the emergency department saying that she was there.

Questions:

What is the ethical problem presented in this case?
Why is it an ethical dilemma?
What do you think would happen to this physician if he/she completed the patient's request and the insurance company found out?
What would you do if you found out that this was going on in your clinic practice that you manage?

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