Cost Containment, Justice, and Rationing: Access to Care
As health care costs continue to soar, APRN’s find themselves pulled in contrary directions. The traditional patient-centered ethic stresses the healthcare professional’s commitment to particular patients, irrespective of their ability to pay or the cost of their care to society. At the same lime, pressures to contain costs occasionally require health care professionals to limit treatment or even to turn away some patients who could benefit from their care.
Consider, in this connection, the following question. –Should everyone have equal access to a basic level of care regardless of ability to pay? I am sure all of you would say yes. I want you to consider the fact that no everyone in the United States has access to what everyone would agree ought to be included in a basic level of care. Support your answer with DP literature.
-Select 1 of the 9 Provisions of the Code of Ethics you feel applies to this issue and explain your rationale.
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