Medical advances have increased treatment options as well as costs, thus generating many new ethical problems. This authoritative discussion focuses on controlling medical costs while ensuring patient access; the legal structure of health care delivery; and the ethical issues in patient care decisions.
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A very good introduction to all major legal issues presented in what is called Health Care Law. Topics covered include: contractual aspects of the doctor-patient relationship (duty to treat, termination of relations); the legal nature of health care organizations; ERISA preemption; medical malpractice and informed consent; anti-trust; and ethical considerations.
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New York, New Jersey, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Maricopa County, United States, Sherman Act, Mary O'Connor, Abe Perlmutter, Downs Syndrome, Judge Posner, Karen Quinlan, New Eng, York Hospital, Elizabeth Bouvia, Jehovah's Witness, Joseph Saikewicz, Newcomb Hospital, Paul Brophy, Uniform Parentage Act New!
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- A Theory of Medical Ethics by Robert M. Veatch on page 14, and page 42
- Medical Ethics (Jones and Bartlett Series in Philosophy) by Robert M. Veatch on page 14, and page 42
- Value in Ethics and Economics by Elizabeth Anderson on page 421
- The Supreme Court (Government Books) by Ann E. Weiss on page 202
- Surrogate Motherhood : The Legal and Human Issues by Martha A. Field on page 420
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- Jarvis, Closen, Hermann & Leonard's AIDS Law in a Nutshell, 2D (In a Nutshell (West Publishing)) by Robert M. Jarvis on page 4
- Extreme Prematurity: Practices, Bioethics and the Law by Geoffrey Miller MD in Back Matter
- In Harm's Way: Essays in Honor of Joel Feinberg (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law) by Jules L. Coleman on page 315
- Bioethics and Public Health Law by David Orentlicher in Front Matter
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