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Chapter 5 - A Christian Ethic of Healthcare Funding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2023

Stephen Duckett
Stephen Duckett
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University of Divinity, Melbourne
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A Christian ethic of healthcare funding should be motivated by and show compassion, be just in access, and be guided by a theology of limits and prudence, evidencing responsible stewardship. A Christian ethic of healthcare funding is not one of choosing which of compassion, social justice, and stewardship to prioritise and which to ignore; the Samaritan showed all three.

In this chapter, I start by discussing the tensions involved in pursuing all three objectives and then come down a level, moving from principles to the specific, discussing how the three principles might apply when paying organisations and professionals for public health and healthcare.

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Healthcare Funding and Christian Ethics , pp. 167 - 213
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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