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基本説明

The papers in this latest volume of the King's College series considers the problems faced in the American Health Care System and then seeks to broaden the debate by comparing the US situation with that in other parts for the world, particularly Britain and Canada.

Full Description

This ninth volume in the series of Kings College Studies demonstrates the essential need for interplay between law, economics, political science and moral philosophy when formulating health policy. It addresses the issue of justice in the provision of health care by examining the problems faced in the American health care system, such as discrimination against ethnic and disabled groups, and the correlation between wealth and health. Subsequently it broadens the debate by turning to consider approaches in other health care systems such as those in the UK and Canada. This thought-provoking collection constitutes a useful and informative reference source that will be of particular interest to medical and health care practitioners across all specialties, philosophers, medical sociologists, health economists and lawyers.

Contents

The Use of Financial Incentives in Medical Cases: The Case of Commerce in Transplantable Organs (J. Blumstein); Forcing Rescue: The Landscape of Health Care Provider Obligations to Treat Patients (B. Furrow); The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Corpus of Anti-Discrimination Law: A Force for Change in the Future of Public Health Regulation (L. Gostin); Racist Health Care: Reforming an Unjust Health Care System to Meet the Needs of African-Americans (V. Randall); Life Style, Health Status and Distributive Justice (R. Schwartz); Principles and Power in the Health Care Arena: Reflections on the Canadian Experience (C. Tuohy); A Right to Health Care?; A Comparative Perspective (D. Giesen); Distributing Health Care Rationing and the Role of the Physician in the United Kingdom National Health Service (A. Maynard); Legal Issues Arising Out of Medical Provision for Ethnic Groups (D. Pearl).