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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.
Overregulation Of Health Care: Musings On Disruptive Innovation Theory, Lesley H. Curtis Ph.D., Kevin A. Schulman M.D.
Overregulation Of Health Care: Musings On Disruptive Innovation Theory, Lesley H. Curtis Ph.D., Kevin A. Schulman M.D.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Disruptive innovation theory provides one lens through which to describe how regulations may stifle innovation and increase costs. Basing their discussion on this theory, Curtis and Schulman consider some of the effects that regulatory controls may have on innovation in the health sector.
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.
The Political Economy Of Unfairness In U.S. Health Policy, Jonathan Oberlander
The Political Economy Of Unfairness In U.S. Health Policy, Jonathan Oberlander
Law and Contemporary Problems
Oberlander discusses the political economy of unfairness in US health policy by first highlighting the moral issues raised by the US's system of financing medical care and then by analyzing the political dynamics that sustain that system.
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.