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The Private Health Insurance Industry: The Real Barrier to Healthcare Access?
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 3 (1):99 (1994)
Abstract
Any humane society needs a just and compassionate way to care for those who are sick, and should be vigilant in identifying and eliminating barriers that frustrate efforts to adequately care for the sick. Some current insurance underwriting practices constitute effective barriers to access to healthcare and serve to diminish the place of freedom and justice in our healthcare systemOther Versions
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Insurance for the Insurers The Use of Genetic Tests.Nancy E. Kass - 1992 - Hastings Center Report 22 (6):6-11.
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