Educational level is a strong covariate with health as well as poverty and employment. ... There are many distinctions that may give rise to competition: age groups, research vs. treatment vs. prevention; diseases; the disabled and persons with chronic illness vs. acute or high tech need. ... While physician and other profession/provider buy-in is crucial to an equitable system and certainly to good quality of care, the consistent focus has been on the identified person. ... The notion that denial of care or benefits can be justified for the common good underlies much of the current utilitaria...

• Word Count: 3543
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

All in all, in order to overcome economic barriers public health must advocate for itself as well with respect to resource needs. Research must be bolstered in the area of understanding the scope of socio- economic barriers certain populations may face in society as well. ... Policy makers need to fully understand the costs and benefits, the current social impact, and the future social impacts if no changes are made vs if changes are made, in order to more fully serve those in need and to more effectively educate the masses across all cultural boundaries. ... So advocates of public agencies ...

• Word Count: 3192
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In the modern world of high level of information accessibility and mass awareness of professionals' legal obligations, the role of decision-making in healthcare delivery has evolved into a system where health care policies and ethics has given the service users the absolute power to decide about their care. The purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate the role of healthcare professionals in relation to decision-making process from different ethical and legal perspectives, and discuss virtue ethics theory and principles that applies in the situation of a clinical dilemma to be prese...

• Word Count: 2744
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This system is unique when compared to its other UK counterparts due to its power over social programs as well. ... Each nation has made long strides forward when it comes to good health coverage. Each UK nation must give and take advice and assistance from one another in order to continually serve their population well. ...

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However it is not good to make "expensive" synonymous with "medically unnecessary." ... One of the results was that for elderly patients (those aged 65 years and older) treated under Medicare, declines in physical health were more common in HMOs than in FFS (fee-for-service) plans (54 percent vs. 28 percent). ...

• Word Count: 2987
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