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Getting The Haves To Come Out Behind: Fixing The Distributive Injustices Of American Health Care, David A. Hyman
Getting The Haves To Come Out Behind: Fixing The Distributive Injustices Of American Health Care, David A. Hyman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Hyman criticizes an article by Havighurst and Richman regarding the distributive injustices of US health care. Hyman also offers a guide for implementing policy reforms based on the analysis by Havighurst and Richman.
Distributional Considerations In The Overregulation Of Health Professionals, Health Facilities, And Health Plans, Christopher J. Conover
Distributional Considerations In The Overregulation Of Health Professionals, Health Facilities, And Health Plans, Christopher J. Conover
Law and Contemporary Problems
Conover addresses the equity issue in health care spending. Conover concludes that the marginal impact of health regulation is to make the US health system more, rather than less, regressive.
Of Head Taxes, Income Taxes, And Distributive Justice In American Health Care, Lawrence Zelenak
Of Head Taxes, Income Taxes, And Distributive Justice In American Health Care, Lawrence Zelenak
Law and Contemporary Problems
Havighurst and Richman have made an important contribution by uncovering ways in which the current system of health care financing, including the income-tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance, has disturbing distributional effects.
Distributive Injustice(S) In American Health Care, Clark C. Havighurst, Barak D. Richman
Distributive Injustice(S) In American Health Care, Clark C. Havighurst, Barak D. Richman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Havighurst and Richman seek to show the nature--and to suggest the cumulative attitude--of the many regressive tendencies of the financing, regulatory and legal regime governing the private side of US health care.
Distributive Justice In Pharmaceutical Torts: Justice Where Justice Is Due?, Chen-Sen Wu M.D., J.D.
Distributive Justice In Pharmaceutical Torts: Justice Where Justice Is Due?, Chen-Sen Wu M.D., J.D.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Chen-Sen Wu concludes that, until empirical evidence clarifies the net distributive impact of pharmaceutical torts, the capacity for tort reform to rectify distributive injustices in health care will remain far from obvious.
Measuring Distributive Injustice On A Different Scale, Tom Miller
Measuring Distributive Injustice On A Different Scale, Tom Miller
Law and Contemporary Problems
Miller highlights the importance of education as a powerful contributor to significant differences in health outcomes. Enhancing educational opportunities for lower-income Americans may help to ensure that only no child, but also no patient, is left behind.