Tag Archives: health care justice

New health care justice article from Dr. Fleck in ‘Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics’

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

Center Acting Director and Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has an article in the July 2019 issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. “Precision QALYs, Precisely Unjust” addresses issues of health care justice and cost effectiveness. Abstract: Warwick Heale has recently defended … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck presents on elder ethics at International Bioethics Retreat in Paris

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

Center Acting Director and Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck recently presented at the 2019 International Bioethics Retreat, held in Paris, France on June 26-28. Dr. Fleck chaired a session titled “In the Clinic” which featured topics on clinical ethics and medical … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck presents at Centre for Cancer Biomarkers Symposium in Norway

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Center Professor Dr. Len Fleck recently traveled to Bergen, Norway to present a keynote address at the 6th Annual Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) Symposium. Dr. Fleck’s presentation, “Just Caring Challenges: Visible Biomarkers and Invisible Rationing,” addressed some of the critical … Continue reading →

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Healthcare cost article from Dr. Fleck published in April ‘Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics’

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has a new article published in the April 2018 issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. The article, “Controlling Healthcare Costs: Just Cost Effectiveness or “Just” Cost Effectiveness?,” appears in a special section on justice, … Continue reading →

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Book review from Dr. Fleck published in ‘Hastings Center Report’

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

A new book review by Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has been published in the September/October 2017 Hastings Center Report. Titled “Despairing about Health Disparities,” Dr. Fleck reviews the book Understanding Health Inequalities and Justice: New Conversations across the Disciplines, edited … Continue reading →

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Just Caring: Health Reform, Cost Control, and the Fate of Children with Life-Altering Illnesses

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck recently gave a keynote address at the 2017 Pediatric Bioethics Day at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY, held on September 20. Titled “Just Caring: Health Reform, Cost Control, and the Fate of Children with … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck presents at International Bioethics Retreat in Paris

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck recently traveled to Paris to attend and present at the International Bioethics Retreat, held June 26-28. Dr. Fleck chaired a session titled “Rights, Responsibilities, and Justice.” He also presented the talk “Last Chance Therapies: LVADs AND a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck published in new ‘Ethics, Medicine and Public Health’ issue

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has a new article in Ethics, Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Fleck’s article, “Just caring: Do we need philosophical foundations?,” appears in the April-June 2017 issue. Abstract The “Just Caring” problem asks: What does it … Continue reading →

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Should Women Pay More for Health Insurance?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Leonard M. Fleck, Ph.D. In a recent commentary in Time (Aug. 23, 2013), Hadley Heath argued that women ought to pay more … Continue reading →

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Get more care for health buck

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Leonard M. Fleck writes on balancing the costs of medical care in a “just” and “caring” manner in a time of limited resources. Read the article which was published October 2, 2009 in the Detroit News: fleck_detroitnews_oct_09

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