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The ethics of universal health insurance / Alex Rajczi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rajczi, Alex, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National health insurance.
- National health insurance--United States.
- Health insurance--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Health insurance.
- Universal Health Insurance--ethics.
- Universal Health Care.
- Insurance, Health--economics.
- National Health Programs--economics.
- United States.
- United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Medical Subjects:
- Universal Health Insurance--ethics.
- Universal Health Care.
- Insurance, Health--economics.
- National Health Programs--economics.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 338 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Millions of Americans lack health insurance, and as a result, thousands suffer and die every year. Philosophers have argued that an ideal society would avoid these problems by guaranteeing universal access to health insurance, but what about concerns that a universal health insurance system would be inefficient, create excessive fiscal risk, or impose excessive taxes or other personal costs? In The Ethics of Universal Health Insurance, Alex Rajczi shows how defenders of universal health insurance can address the ethical issues raised by these objections and make the moral case for an American universal health insurance system that improves on the gains made in the Affordable Care Act. Engaging with these objections helps us uncover fascinating philosophical issues that have been previously overlooked. It also leads us to a deeper understanding of progressive and conservative views on distributive justice and provides us with a framework for examining debates about any part of the social safety net- in America and elsewhere." -- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Information about health care systems – The ethical issues raised in health care debates – Personal cost – Efficacy – Fiscal issues – The case for universal health insurance – Beyond health care.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-094685-7
- 0-19-094686-5
- 0-19-094684-9
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