Mental health care, health care professionals, health care in retirement
In: Social policy & administration: an international journal of policy and research, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 294
ISSN: 0037-7643, 0144-5596
In: Social policy & administration: an international journal of policy and research, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 294
ISSN: 0037-7643, 0144-5596
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Working paper
In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Band 79
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In: International journal of public administration: IJPA, Band 23, Heft 2-3, S. 315
ISSN: 0190-0692
In: Contemporary political theory: CPT, Band 13, Heft 2
ISSN: 1476-9336
Political theorists generally defend the moral importance of health care by appealing to its purported importance in promoting good health and saving lives. Recent research on the social determinants of health demonstrates, however, that health care actually does relatively little to promote good health or save lives in comparison with other social and environmental factors. This article assesses the implications of the social determinants of health literature for existing theories of health care justice, and outlines a new approach that can justify publicly subsidized comprehensive health care despite its limited contribution to good health. Even if health care plays a relatively limited role in promoting good health, it remains morally important because of the care it provides to individuals. As such, it can be justified in terms of care ethics. When health care is justified primarily in terms of care rather than health, however, the goals of a just health-care system shift. The measure of a just health-care system is no longer strictly its ability to generate good health outcomes but also its ability to provide individuals with accessible, good quality daily care. This different focus has important consequences for the way we think about the institutions of a just health-care system as well as for the delivery and allocation of medical goods and services. Adapted from the source document.
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 82
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 175
In: University of Leicester School of Law Research Paper No. 13-10
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In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 503, S. 89-98
ISSN: 0002-7162
With the increasing expense of medical technology & the growing number of older people, proposed changes in health care tend now to be governed more by considerations of cost than by quality of services. This tension between cost & quality also affects public willingness to invest in social components of health care despite their importance in enhancing quality of life. The tension emerges in sharpest contrast as scarce resources are allocated by gatekeepers in health maintenance organizations & in the arrangements for long-term care. With respect to financing, what seems to be needed is a creative mix of voluntary inputs from the community, private initiatives, & new programs of public entitlements. With respect to quality of care, it must be recognized that gains in the quality of life require programs that encourage older people's continued involvement & participation in social life & in active & healthy lifestyles. The evolving balance between medical & social interventions is discussed. Modified HA
In: 19 Annals of Health Law 449 ( 2010)
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In: World health forum: an intern. journal of health development, Band 17, Heft 2
ISSN: 0251-2432
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 73, Heft 3, S. 805-818
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 527
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: Spectrum, Band 70, Heft 2, S. 39