Medicine and the market: A research agenda

Journal/Book: J Med Phil. 1999; 24: P O Box 825, 2160 Sz Lisse, Netherlands. Swets Zeitlinger Publishers. 224-242.

Abstract: One of the most important developments in international medicine over the past two decades has been a turn to the market as a way of coping with rising costs and responding to calls for more freedom from government control. A full moral evaluation of the relationship of medicine and the market requires asking a wide range of questions bearing on the meaning and impact of market strategies on the economics of health care and on the clinical and public health answers offered.

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Keyword(s): commodification; international; market; outcomes; regulation; NATIONAL-HEALTH-SERVICE; MANAGED CARE; 2 PARTS; GO BAD; REFORM; SYSTEM; COMPETITION; LESSONS; VALUES; POLICY

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