States of health : the ethics and consequences of policy variation in a federal system /

"This book is about relationships between a federalist political system and bioethics. It was conceived when the paramount issue about federalism in the U.S. seemed be access to care, with states refusing to access Medicaid. It was initially drafted when fifty years of federal constitutional pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Francis, Leslie, 1946- (Author), Francis, John G., 1943- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Medical policy > United States > States. Medical ethics > Political aspects > United States > States. Public health > Political aspects > United States > States. Federal government > United States. U.S. states > Politics and government. Medical policy. Bioethics. Comparative government. Federal government. Health Policy Bioethical Issues Bioethical Issues > legislation & jurisprudence Public Health > ethics Public Health > legislation & jurisprudence Political Systems Federal Government State Government United States Politique sanitaire > États-Unis > États. Éthique médicale > Aspect politique > États-Unis > États. Santé publique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > États. Politique sanitaire. Bioéthique. Régimes politiques. Gouvernement fédéral. federal government. Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY. Philosophy & Social Aspects. SCIENCE. Social services & welfare, criminology. Health and Wellbeing. federalism, policy variation, bioethics, freedom of movement, health disparities, abortion, Medicaid, privacy, end of life decisions, medical marijuana Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

States of health for bioethics
Federalism : justifications and limits
Differences among states
The complications of federalism for public health
The federal government, the states, and health
Care quality and the states
End of life decisions : convergence or variation
States, health information, and patient confidentiality
Experimentation and state variations : the example of drugs
Reproduction and the states
Epilogue: The shifting landscape of U.S. federalism : when care divides.