Just caring: Defining a basic benefit package

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 589-611

  Fleck, Leonard M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

basic benefit package; democratic deliberation; health care justice; priority setting; rationing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSURANCE; MORALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856346429     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhr052     Document Type: Article

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