International Conference on Eurasian Economies
11-13 October 2012 – Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN
Paper detail
Paper ID : 449
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Filiz Tepecik
Session : 1D Mikroekonomi I
Reasons for Ethical Problems in the Health Sector
Sağlık Sektöründeki Etik Problemlerinin Nedenleri
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Filiz Tepecik (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayla Yazıcı (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
Abstract
There are two main reasons of public interventions in the health market. First, the health care market cannot make efficient production on market conditions because of its attributes such as the unequal distribution of knowledge, being a public good, the presence of positive and negative externalities. Second, the public authority has also the aim to achieve justice. These qualities are also the source of ethical problems in the health sector, whether the service is generated, by the public or the private sector. Almost in all countries the health sector is usually provided by the public sector because of externalities. But because the side effects of the production of health services by the public sector emerged in recent years, the participation of the private sector was ensured to minimize these effects. For developing countries such as Turkey and Eurasian countries, a more effective use of the funds used for the health sector is recommended, and the space these expenditures cover in the budget are said can be scaled down with the opening of some areas for private entrepreneurs. However, the unique characteristics of the health sector seem to cause problems regardless whether it is produced by the public or the private sector. In this study it is attempted to give the attributes of the health sector in detail and to establish a relationship with ethical problems in the light of experiences in Turkey.
JEL codes: I18, L52, H40
Tepecik, Filiz, Yazıcı, Ayla (2012). "Reasons for Ethical Problems in the Health Sector" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2012, pp.382-388, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C03.00449
