Gender Justice and the Health Care System

by Baird,Karen L.

• ISBN13: 9780815330561
• ISBN10: 0815330561
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This study explores the gendered nature of U.S. health care policy and recent debates over health care reform. The author develops a philosophical framework of gender justice, and evaluates current health care policies in terms of this framework. An exploration of issues in women's health, including health care delivery, insurance availability, and research into health problems affecting women, reveals that current health care policies are deeply flawed. The book also examines recent policy changes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed to ensure the inclusion of women in medical research and drug trials. The gender justice analytic framework is also used to evaluate ideas for reforming the health care system, including universal coverage, managed care enrollment, reorganization of Medicaid, and the guarantee of a basic benefits package.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Chapter One: Introduction: Women, Justice, and Health Care	1	(30)
Part One: The Problem of Gender and Justice	31	(86)
Chapter Two: Rawls, Gender, and Justice	31	(36)
Chapter Three: Utilitarianism, Gender, and Justice	67	(14)
Chapter Four: Feminist Theorists and Gender Justice	81	(26)
Chapter Five: A New Framework for Gender Justice	107	(10)
Part Two: Gender Justice and the Health Care System	117	(96)
Introduction to Part Two	117	(2)
Chapter Six: The NIH and FDA: Medical Research Policies and Gender Justice	119	(42)
Chapter Seven: Health Care Insurance: Access for Women and Gender Justice	161	(48)
Chapter Eight: A Gender Just Health Care System for Women	209	(4)
Bibliography	213	(22)
Index	235