Question

1. Choose and discuss the 4 most critical provisions of your Health Care Act 
(e.g. individual mandate, single payer system,...). 

2. Discuss whether your Health Care Act passes John Rawls' Social Justice 
Test (Module 2). Explain why it passes or why it does not pass the Social Justice Test.

3. Advocate for the passage of your Health Care Act. Using an "upstream nursing 
perspective", convince your State Senators and Representatives to
 pass your Health Care Act. Use what you learned in Module 9 on advocacy and policy.

Resources:

John Rawls Social Justice Test (powerpoint slides):

Do least advantaged groups benefit by gaining coverage?

Do consumers benefit in their relation to insurers?

Does the society create more equal opportunity for all to receive health care?

Will this bill contribute to diminishing health disparities? 

Nursing Advocacy (Upstream Perspective):  social justice.pdf

Answer 1

1, Health insurance companies can not charge higher premium due to preexisting conditions and insurance policies provide less amount of preventive services without cost sharing..provisions and potential outcomes higher with tax payers,health care providers,insurance companies and government..
2, Rawls theory discuss about policy and critism..this theory view problem as the solution to address various pattern of inequity..it address the critical issue of equality and justice..it focus on right-based arguments..philosopher theoritical approach address the people needs like housing..policy makers they involve in policy development programmes that view the impact of policy..they involve a value judgements of what is important to individual..they used philosophical perspective for the policy process..The basis of work using moral power of rationaling and reasonableness..regulatory function can be used to provide an legitimacy for policy..John rawls theory principle provide equal access for individual welfare,self-respect,fundamental barriers,opputunity and basic needs..
In a health equity and social justice model,everyone have same access to health care services like race,ethnicity,income..so it passes the social justice test..
3, social determinants of health and condition that provide healthy behaviour,it include safe housing, good jobs, quality education, affordable care ,nutritious food and safe place..APHA released health equality..Nurse advocacy model that nurse work with individual with others for social justice and to advocate for laws,policies and procedures to bring equity..tackling social justice issues like homelessness,poverty and addiction wil bring social justice to upstream and it encourage their work towards.... nursing advocacy perspective based on nurse-patient advocacy..nurse should aware of health disparities and equity invloving in their work..nurse should promote health equity..Awareness ,trust,humanity is the challenge for nurse to provide and promote culturally competent care.