Medical Ethics Advisor – March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
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ACA provisions: "Overwhelmingly positive potential" to improve Americans' end-of-life care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to improve end-of-life care and encourage the use of palliative care. -
Even with ACA, access to care remains a pressing ethical concern
The Affordable care Act is expanding access to health care by expanding Medicaid coverage and subsidizing health insurance policies available through health exchanges, but enrollment has been impeded by multiple factors. -
Distributive justice is chief ethical issue with neurotechnologies
Distributive justice is a primary ethical issue involving neurotechnologies. -
Patients with LEP likely to experience worse outcomes
There are multiple ethical issues related to caring for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). -
VHA model to bring ethics into "organizational mainstream"
An IntegratedEthics model that was rolled out in 2000 by the Veterans Health Administration is based on the idea that quality health care includes ethics. -
"Risk-sharing" programs offered for ART pose ethical concerns
"Risk-sharing" programs were developed because insurance companies generally do not cover the high costs of artificial reproductive technology (ART).