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Universal health care and political economy, neoliberalism and effects of COVID ‐19: A view of systems and complexity
Author(s) -
Peterson Chris L.,
Walker Christine
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/jep.13631
Subject(s) - redress , neoliberalism (international relations) , covid-19 , corporate governance , government (linguistics) , health care , universal health care , political science , politics , healthcare system , health policy , political economy , economic growth , business , medicine , sociology , economics , linguistics , philosophy , disease , finance , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Abstract Sturmberg and Martin's application of systems and complexity theory to understanding Universal Health Care (UHC) and Primary Health Care (PHC) is evaluated in the light of the influence of political economy on health systems. Furthermore, the role that neoliberal approaches to governance have had in creating increased inequities is seen as a key challenge for UHC. COVID‐19 has emphasized long standing discrepancies in health and these disadvantages require government will and cooperation together with adequate social services to redress these discrepancies in UHC.