scholarly journals The right to medical care and its economic consequences: an American dilemma

1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-327
Author(s):  
José Duarte de Araújo

The concepts of "rights" and of "right to health care" including its evolution in modern times are discussed. The consequences of implementing this right are discussed in economic terms, regarding the situation in the United States of America. A discussion is also included on the limitations of the role of Health Insurance as a measure to solve the problem of providing health care for all individuals.

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 199

Book Review - Psycho-economics: managed care in mental health in the new millennium Edited by Robert D WeitzThis book comprises ten separately authored chapters on the general theme of managed care, and the way that it has affected mental health care in the United States of America. The main focus is on the role of the psychologist in private practice.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Fredric D. Burg

Imagine a time when any family with a sick child can be assured that any physician licensed to care for their young has had a planned educational experience designed to assist that physician to perform in a competent fashion. Imagine a time where any physician licensed to care for their young has recently demonstrated competency in managing the problems facing their sick child. Imagine a time when programs accredited to educate physicians will routinely document the ability of their students to perform competently. The purpose of this paper is to provide suggestions for ways to improve the system of education and evaluation of professionals responsible for the health care of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States of America. These suggestions are based on an empirical analysis of the existing systems. On the basis of that analysis, I believe that the systems, as presently designed and operated, are not fully meeting the needs of our profession. There are steps that we can and should take to improve these important processes, and I believe that we should begin to work to enhance and make better our educational and evaluative systems. Hopefully, from these efforts a model for others within the health care world will emerge. This paper will have four parts. First, a presentation of the functions that a system of national organizations should carry out in the education and evaluation of those persons professionally responsible for the health care of children. Second, a discussion of how those functions are presently met through the activities of national organizations.


Author(s):  
Lawrence O. Gostin ◽  
Benjamin Mason Meier

This chapter introduces the foundational importance of human rights for global health, providing a theoretical basis for the edited volume by laying out the role of human rights under international law as a normative basis for public health. By addressing public health harms as human rights violations, international law has offered global standards by which to frame government responsibilities and evaluate health practices, providing legal accountability in global health policy. The authors trace the historical foundations for understanding the development of human rights and the role of human rights in protecting and promoting health since the end of World War II and the birth of the United Nations. Examining the development of human rights under international law, the authors introduce the right to health as an encompassing right to health care and underlying determinants of health, exploring this right alongside other “health-related human rights.”


Author(s):  
Kenneth Bo Nielsen ◽  
Alf Gunvald Nilsen

The chapter examines the fairness claim of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (LARR), 2013. The author uses the utilitarian fairness standard proposed by one of the most influential American constitutional scholars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Frank Michelman, whose study of judicial decisions from an ethical perspective by introducing the concept of “demoralization costs” has shaped the interpretational debate on takings law in the United States. Michelman’s analysis is particularly relevant for the land question in India today since there is a widespread feeling that millions of people have been unfairly deprived of their land and livelihoods. The chapter looks at the role of the Indian judiciary in interpreting the land acquisition legislation since landmark judgments affect the morale of society. It concludes that using Michelman’s standard would help in bringing about greater “fairness” than what the new legislation has achieved.


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