title: Ethical issues and access to healthcare.
abstract: Access to healthcare services is far from equitable and legitimately raises the question of justice. Healthcare insurance provides access for most Americans, but for the 15% without coverage, access to healthcare services is difficult at best. As limits are put upon the healthcare dollar at the same time that technology is advancing rapidly, the population is aging, and resources are shrinking, we must determine a just and fair process for allocating limited healthcare resources.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ethics, Emory University, USA. ktrotoc@emory.edu
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trotochaud
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics*; D011203:Poverty; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D012935:Social Justice / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000941:ethics