The foreign-born population in the United States, according to the "Current Populations Report" published in 2010, is estimated to exceed 39.9 million, or "12.9 percent of the U.S. population." The increase in foreign-born peoples and their need for health care is a complicated issue facing many cities, health systems and hospitals. Over the course of the past few years Mercy Hospital of Philad...

British Journal ofGeneral Practice, February 2012 105 The argument is now, always has been, and always will be about rationing. From the inception of the NHS until quite recently, rationing was mostly achieved by the rough and ready system of waiting. The last government in its days of largesse decided this was intolerable. They threw a lot of money at the problem, created extra capacity by imp...

This paper responds to discussion and criticism contained in a mini-symposium on Just health: meeting health needs fairly. The replies clarify existing positions and modify or develop others, specifically in response to the following: Thomas Schramme criticises the claim that health is of special importance because of its impact on opportunity, and James Wilson argues that healthcare is not of ...