SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE
We spoke earlier about equity as a more realizable
ideal if health care is restricted to primary and preventative care. Is it possible to imagine that a community
reaches consensus about primary, preventative and acute
health care? If that consensus is reached, what more does
essential or basic or adequate care for all cover? What
more should all persons have access to: dental care, rehabilitation services for alcohol and drug addiction, nursing
home care, pre-natal and post-natal care, family planning
services, and supplies? Deciding these questions depends
upon resources.