Doctors, especially at private hospitals (which the one is named in article), can refuse treatment, particularly when doing so does not cause immediate harm (this woman admits she hasn't been to a doctor in months, she's is obviously ok enough), and it's a 'reasonable' request that in a building full of sick people, doctors can require a mask.

I don't agree, but those are legal facts, unfortunately - or we'd be reading about case after case of patients refused treatments winning lawsuits.

Remember the days when the doc would come to your house and you just paid him cash? No insurance. No bullshit.