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Wils | Baumann-Hölzle

Die normative Idee des Gesundheitswesens

Nomos,  2019, 129 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8487-3737-6


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The work is part of the series Ethik im Gesundheitswesen (Volume 1)
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englischThe healthcare system is a crisis-ridden institution. From a political perspective, it is subject to constant monitoring, and because austerity measures and budget restructuring are currently all the rage, healthcare often falls victim to considerable cuts which affect substantial parts of the population. However, as far as its economic significance is concerned, healthcare also fuels greed because health is a precious commodity which we are willing to spend a great deal of money on. Economising is the watchword which characterises the persistent tensions that are currently challenging the ethics of the medical and nursing professions. In addition, medical innovations often lead to moral dilemmas. Perhaps we should therefore reconsider some fundamental questions: What is healthcare and why do we have it? Is health a public or a private commodity, and what are the consequences of that? Do principles of fairness underlie the character of healthcare institutions, or should we also think in terms of ‘equitable health’? Is there such a thing as a concept of a healthcare system?


»Mit dem vorliegenden Band gelingt es [...] ein normatives Modell mit Überlegungen philosophischer und ethischer Art als Grundlage für eine Neuausrichtung des Systems zu skizzieren... die Autoren [...] nehmen [...] eine ethische Reflexion des Gesundheitswesens vor und tragen so zur Entscheidungsfindung bei.»
Gesundheit + Gesellschaft 10/2019, 47

»Jean-Pierre Wils und Ruth Baumann-Hölzle animieren zum Nachdenken über die Frage, wie Leitlinien eines guten Gesundheitswesens aussehen sollten. Sie machen deutlich, dass die Reduzierung der Steuerung des Gesundheitswesens auf monetäre Anreizsysteme ein Irrweg ist. Ihr Buch sollte Studiengänge zu Public Health und zur Gesundheitsökonomie als Basislektüre dienen.«Hartmut Reiners, G+S 4-5/2019, 103