Editorial

Abstract

This paper discusses the growing lack of private for-profit hospital care for the medically indigent. The issues of patient dumping and emergency care are examined from both judicial and public policy perspectives. The paper concludes by noting that dumping may be viewed as a most serious form of neglect and more comprehensive laws and court decisions are needed to require all hospitals, regardless of ownership, to treat all patients who arrive at their doors if they have the appropriate medical staff and facilities.

Global development features of demographic reproduction in light of theory of stages

“…Maximálnu hodnotou 1 bod sme určili pre hodnotu strednej dĺžky života 85 rokov a viac. Takáto hodnota strednej dĺžky života pri narodení sa štandardne považuje za cieľ zdravotných a sociálnych politík mnohých štátov (Feit, Battle 1995). Hodnoty nachádzajúce sa medzi maximom a minimom boli vypočítane pomocou lineárnej funkcie, ktorá má nasledovný tvar:…”