Special Issue: Public Policy and Values
Norms and Values for Healthcare policy
2013 Volume 13 Pages 32-45
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2013 Volume 13 Pages 32-45
Health care policies have many political players with conflict interests in the decision making processes. It is not easy to find perfect solution which satisfies everyone.
To conduct systematic policy evaluation and policy making, theories of justice for health care and norms and values like code of conduct for healthcare policy are needed.
Norms and values are defined as specific standards of what is socially acceptable and good. The aim of this essay is to argue why we need norms for policy decision making and is to discuss about justice and fairness in the design of a health care policy.
