How 'Decent' Is a Decent Minimum of Health Care?

This article tries to analyze the meaning of a decent minimum of health care, by confronting the idea of decent care with the concept of justice. Following the ideas of Margalith about a decent society, the article argues that a just minimum of care is not necessarily a decent minimum. The way this...

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Published in:The Journal of medicine and philosophy 2011-12, Vol.36 (6), p.612-623
Main Author: Meulen, Ruud Ter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Delivery of Health Care - ethics
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Government Regulation
Health Care Rationing - economics
Health Care Rationing - ethics
Health Policy
Health Priorities - economics
Health Priorities - ethics
Health Services Needs and Demand - economics
Health Services Needs and Demand - ethics
Human Rights
Humans
Philosophy, Medical
Social Responsibility
United States
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Summary:This article tries to analyze the meaning of a decent minimum of health care, by confronting the idea of decent care with the concept of justice. Following the ideas of Margalith about a decent society, the article argues that a just minimum of care is not necessarily a decent minimum. The way this minimum is provided can still humiliate individuals, even if the end result is the best possible distribution of the goods as seen from the viewpoint of justice. This analysis is combined with an analysis from the perspective of solidarity, particularly of reflective solidarity, as a way to develop decent care, which is care that does not humiliate individuals and maintains their dignity.
ISSN:0360-5310
1744-5019
DOI:10.1093/jmp/jhr048