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Title: Personal Responsibility, Public Policy, And the Economic Stimulus Plan (Policy & Politics)
Author : The Hastings Center Report
Release Date : January 01, 2009
Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
Pages : * pages
Size : 170 KB

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There is a tension between acknowledging the role of personal responsibility in health care and the role of social factors that influence individual decisions. Although often unspoken, this tension occasionally arises in ethical arguments about patient care (should Mr. Jones, a heroin addict, be discharged from the clinic if he misses another appointment?). It also surfaces in policy discussions (should health insurance cover surgery for morbid obesity?). Recently, it's been an underlying theme in partisan conflicts about health reform. But the economic stimulus package provides an opportunity to put the current debate about personal responsibility and social factors to good use: it can help target federal spending to achieve greater immediate and long-term benefits. The Marketplace of Individual Health Choices