States of Health: The Ethics and Consequences of Policy Variation in a Federal System

by John G. Francis and Leslie P. Francis

Is it morally or politically acceptable to have wide differences in the quality of health care when one crosses a state line? Federalism in the United States has been defended as a political structure that enables people to coexist in a single polity despite deep disagreements about some of the most fundamental aspects of human life. This federalism of the compound republic of the United States can create space for difference and latitude for innovation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197538657
• ISBN13: 9780197538654
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"