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Published on: February 16, 2011
When do health care decisions discriminate against persons with disabilities?
M J Mehlman1, M R Durchslag, D Neuhauser
1Case Western Reserve University, USA.
Abstract:
Recent interpretations of laws prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities indicate that these laws will play a greater role in health care decision making than previously anticipated. This article employs lessons from other areas of antidiscrimination law to examine these developments and to provide a framework for making health care decisions that are consistent with these new legal interpretations. This article addresses decisions in individual cases, treatment policies adopted by health care providers, and coverage programs of third-party payers, both public and private.
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