Justice, Health, and Healthcare
Healthcare (including public health) is special because it protects normal functioning, which in turn protects the range of opportunities open to individuals. I extend this account in two ways. First, since
the distribution of goods other than healthcare affect population health and its distribution, I claim that Rawls's principles of justice describe a fair distribution of the social determinants of health,
giving a partial account of when health inequalities are unjust. Second, I supplement a principled account of justice for health and healthcare with an account of fair process for setting limits or rationing
care. This account is provided by three conditions that comprise "accountability for reasonableness."
Keywords: AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY NORMAL; EXPECTANCY RATIONING; FUNCTIONING AMARTYA; INEQUALITY PROTECTION; POPULATION HEALTH JOHN; PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE HEALTHCARE; RAWLS HEALTH; SEN LIFE
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Tufts University
Publication date: 01 February 2001
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