Spring 2027

Ethics and U.s. Health Care Policy

Analyzes the U.S. health care system through ethical criticisms, focusing on debates over universal insurance, financing, cost-containment, and rationing.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 J. Kelleher

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate understanding of U.S. health care policy and its implementing institutions

  • Clarify diverse moral values and principles that underlie ethical debates about health insurance access, cost, and quality in the U.S. policy context

  • Critically assess relevant ethical values and debates using tools of philosophical analysis

  • Explain others’ ethical claims and arguments clearly, concisely, and accurately

  • Write a clear and concise argumentative paper defending an ethical thesis bearing on an important dimension of U.S. health care policy

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Prerequisites

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

MEDHIST 742

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Spring 2027
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J. KELLEHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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SEM 006Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Understand and analyze the U.S. health care system through the lens of ethical criticisms made by and on behalf of the diverse populations it serves. Gain understanding of philosophical debates over universal health insurance coverage, fair health care financing, effective cost-containment, and rationing. Hone the craft of constructing ethical arguments, and foreseeing and responding to potential objections.

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Topics

  • U.S. health care system and ethical criticisms from diverse populations
  • Philosophical debates on universal insurance, financing, cost-containment, and rationing
  • Moral values underlying debates on health insurance access, cost, and quality

Skills

  • Constructing ethical arguments and anticipating objections
  • Critical assessment of ethical values using philosophical analysis
  • Clearly explaining ethical claims and arguments
  • Writing argumentative papers on health care policy ethics

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UW–Madison

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MEDHIST 742 · Spring 2027

Ethics and U.S. Health Care Policy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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