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An Ethicist's Perspective on Health Care Reform

An Ethicist's Perspective on Health Care Reform AT A TIME when this nation is scrutinizing numerous health care proposals for their economic, political, and legal palatability (JAMA. 1992;268:2139-2141 and 1992;268:1635-1639), little emphasis has been placed, so it seems, on ethical considerations. In the eyes of one medical ethicist, the debate is not only about politics and economics, but about "a fundamental moral issue of how we treat people, especially people who are least able to defend themselves." So contends Charles Dougherty, PhD, professor of philosophy and director of Creighton University's Center for Health Policy and Ethics. (Please see previous article.) Dougherty (pronounced DOCK er tee) is author or coauthor of five books and three dozen articles in scholarly journals on the ethics of health care. He has helped design the health care proposal of Sen Robert J. Kerrey (D, Neb) and also that of the Catholic Health Association, St Louis, Mo, whose more than 1200 facilities comprise http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

An Ethicist's Perspective on Health Care Reform

JAMA , Volume 268 (17) – Nov 4, 1992

An Ethicist's Perspective on Health Care Reform

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AT A TIME when this nation is scrutinizing numerous health care proposals for their economic, political, and legal palatability (JAMA. 1992;268:2139-2141 and 1992;268:1635-1639), little emphasis has been placed, so it seems, on ethical considerations.
In the eyes of one medical ethicist, the debate is not only about politics and economics, but about "a fundamental moral issue of how we treat people, especially people who are least able to defend themselves."
So contends Charles...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1992.03490170020005
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Abstract

AT A TIME when this nation is scrutinizing numerous health care proposals for their economic, political, and legal palatability (JAMA. 1992;268:2139-2141 and 1992;268:1635-1639), little emphasis has been placed, so it seems, on ethical considerations. In the eyes of one medical ethicist, the debate is not only about politics and economics, but about "a fundamental moral issue of how we treat people, especially people who are least able to defend themselves." So contends Charles Dougherty, PhD, professor of philosophy and director of Creighton University's Center for Health Policy and Ethics. (Please see previous article.) Dougherty (pronounced DOCK er tee) is author or coauthor of five books and three dozen articles in scholarly journals on the ethics of health care. He has helped design the health care proposal of Sen Robert J. Kerrey (D, Neb) and also that of the Catholic Health Association, St Louis, Mo, whose more than 1200 facilities comprise

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 4, 1992

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