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  • Health policy and ethics
  • Social determinants of health
  • Medical economics

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  • Wicked problems are complex, interconnected issues with no easy solutions.
  • Precision medicine aims to tailor healthcare but introduces new ethical challenges.
  • The U.S. healthcare system faces inherent complexities in resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze the wicked problems generated by precision medicine within the U.S. healthcare system.
  • To examine the implications of these problems for distributive justice.
  • To explore potential approaches for managing these complex ethical and logistical challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of 'wicked problems' applied to precision medicine.
  • Ethical and policy analysis focusing on distributive justice.
  • Examination of trade-offs inherent in healthcare system reforms.

Main Results:

  • Precision medicine exacerbates existing distributive justice issues in U.S. healthcare.
  • Proposed solutions for precision medicine often create new, equally complex problems.
  • Trade-offs are unavoidable, making perfect solutions unattainable.

Conclusions:

  • Achieving equitable outcomes in precision medicine requires acknowledging and navigating inherent complexities.
  • 'Rough justice,' rather than ideal justice, is a more realistic goal.
  • Commitment to fair and inclusive public deliberation processes is essential for managing these challenges.