Justice and fairness: a critical element in U.S. health system reform.

Health System Reform in the United States

In 2010, the United States adopted its first-ever comprehensive set of health system reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Implementation of the law, though politically contentious and controversial, has now reached a stage where reversal of most elements of the law is no longer feasible. The controversial portions of the law that expand affordable health insurance coverage to most U.S. cit...

Why U.S. health care reform is so difficult.

ealth care reform now heads the U.S. domestic agenda, but this generation of policymakers may be less successful than its predecessors in effecting major changes. The president wants universal coverage and a wider array of services. Key members of both parties, such as Senators Dole and Moynihan, resist anything so grandiose. “Yes, there are problems,” declared the Republican congressional lead...

Benchmarking the fairness of health sector reform in the Philippines

Introduction The Benchmarks of Fairness framework was conceived in the United States of America at the beginning of the 1990s to evaluate planned health insurance reforms. It is now used to evaluate the fairness of health sector reforms (Daniels et al. 2000, 2005) and several developing countries have already used it to strengthen their capacity to assess health-care reforms. In the context of ...

Fairness and Respect in Obesity Prevention Policies: A Response to David Buchanan

The Effect of Personality Traits and Equity Sensitivity on the Employees’ Fairness Perception in the Lebanese Pharmaceutical Field

The pharmaceutical sector plays a fundamental role in supporting the economic development of a country. The performance of this sector is influenced by employees’ performance, which can be affected by the way employees perceive fairness at their workplace. Fairness perception can be affected by the equity sensitivity type and the personality traits of employees. The Lebanese context lacks studi...