NURS 4105 Week 6 DQ 1 Excellent Response

Walden University Nursing 4105 Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 5, Discussion Question 1: Health Care Is a Privilege and Not a Right While health care services are arguably moral right, there is no consensus on whether medically it’s a privilege or a legal right. Yet, it’s not necessary to define the distinction between a privilege and a legal right before the state defines the minimum core obligations of the health insurance. Although it’s a legal right to access affordable insurance, there are still a number of medical products and treatment procedures that are reimbursable with insurance (Hammaker, Knadig, & Tomlinson, 2017). Based on this analysis, this article analyses the principle of justice and fairness that makes health insurance a privilege and not a right in the society today...........