Health Care Law and Ethics in a Nutshell
Author | : Mark A. Hall |
Publisher | : West Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 0314209875 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780314209870 |
Rating | : 4/5 (870 Downloads) |
Download or read book Health Care Law and Ethics in a Nutshell written by Mark A. Hall and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public policy responses to escalating medical costs and constrained access pose fundamental challenges to health care law. Profound medical advances also generate many ethical dilemmas. This authoritative discussion considers how law and ethics respond to these driving social, economic, and political forces of innovation, crisis, and reform. Topics include health care finance and delivery structures, treatment relationships, facility and insurance regulation, corporate and tax law, refusal of life support, organ donation, and reproductive technologies.