Of Means and Ends: The Financialization and Regulation of Health Care

Abstract

Health care is at a critical stage: doctors and patients, the central protagonists in this field, are less and less satisfied with the outcomes. Much of the debate about health care has focused on the choice between large public or corporate solutions. This creates a false dichotomy and wrongheaded solution. As we evaluate proposed healthcare solutions, we ought to apply the frameworks of Catholic Social Doctrine. We can have a medical system that both meets financial objectives and makes a radical commitment to the person.