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Valuing charity.

R Kronick1

  • 1University of California, San Diego, USA.

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
|January 5, 2002
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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Medical ethics
  • Public policy

Background:

  • Kenneth Arrow's work highlighted market failures in healthcare, leading to professional norms like treating patients regardless of ability to pay.
  • These norms addressed both market uncertainties and political failures to protect vulnerable populations.
  • Public education serves as a parallel, funded collectively rather than through private markets.

Observation:

  • Physicians in 1963 argued against government financing, fearing 'socialized medicine' and damaged physician-patient relationships.
  • The public's enactment of Medicare in 1965 indicated a recognition that ability to pay significantly impacts medical treatment and outcomes.
  • Post-1965 events reveal inherent tensions between insurance mechanisms and ethical care provision, despite Arrow's initial endorsement of both.

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Findings:

  • Medicare and Medicaid inadvertently eroded the ethic of free care by reducing physician charity and hospital resources for the uninsured.
  • The rise of pharmaceuticals, outpatient services, and capitated payment systems increasingly linked treatment to financial capacity.
  • These programs contributed to a decline in public trust in physicians as solely patient advocates, as suggested by the American Medical Association.

Implications:

  • The search continues for healthcare systems that balance widespread insurance coverage with the preservation of physician-patient trust.
  • Healthcare policy must address the complex interplay between economic incentives, ethical obligations, and equitable access to care.
  • Understanding historical responses to healthcare market failures is crucial for designing effective and equitable future systems.