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Vertical equity: weighting outcomes? or establishing procedures?

G Mooney1, S Jan

  • 1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia.

Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|December 8, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Health policy often overlooks vertical equity, which involves equitable treatment for unequals. This paper explores incorporating vertical equity into health care resource allocation using justice principles.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Bioethics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Health policy literature primarily focuses on horizontal equity (equal treatment for equals).
  • Vertical equity (equitable but unequal treatment for unequals) has been largely overlooked.
  • Preliminary research suggests health decision-makers may support vertical equity in resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine methods for incorporating vertical equity into health care policy.
  • To explore the application of distributive and procedural justice principles to vertical equity.
  • To investigate the potential of John Broome's 'claims' concept within a communitarian framework for vertical equity.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis.
  • Examination of distributive justice principles.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachHealth Care and Public Health

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  • Exploration of procedural justice in health care allocation.
  • Analysis of John Broome's 'claims' theory and communitarianism.

    • Main Results:

    • Current health policy frameworks predominantly address horizontal equity.
    • Vertical equity presents a viable, yet underexplored, dimension for health resource allocation.
    • Distributive and procedural justice offer potential pathways for implementing vertical equity.
    • John Broome's 'claims' concept, situated within a communitarian framework, shows promise for addressing vertical equity.

    Conclusions:

    • Vertical equity is a crucial, yet underemphasized, aspect of health equity.
    • Integrating vertical equity into health policy requires careful consideration of justice principles.
    • Further research is needed to develop practical frameworks for implementing vertical equity in health care resource allocation.