How do policymakers evaluate which health care services should be financed through government programs?
How do ethics-related questions and other considerations play into this evaluation process?
Is it possible to contain costs and provide accessible, high-quality care to all, or is the tension between cost and care inherent in the U.S. health care delivery system?
What types of care are covered by public and private insurers and the ethical aspects of such financial decisions.
Consider how policy decisions currently are made about what will and will not be paid for and what changes, if any, could improve the process.
Reflect on how the Washington Post example illustrates the tension between cost and care.
How does this type of situation contribute to the tension between cost and care? Substantiate your response with at least two outside resources.
