Dilemas ético-administrativos y legales en la asistencia médica a pacientes vulnerables
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: Healthcare provision to vulnerable populations such as the uninsured, older adults, migrants, and ethnic minorities, faces significant ethical, administrative, and legal challenges. These groups often experience economic, cultural, geographic, and administrative barriers that limit their access to quality healthcare services. Objective: To analyze the main ethical challenges and barriers faced by vulnerable populations in accessing healthcare, based on recent studies. Material and Methods: Studies were reviewed that address topics such as access to expensive treatments for uninsured patients, administrative barriers for older adults in nursing homes, the implementation of telemedicine in rural areas, cultural tensions in medical decision-making, and inequalities in care for ethnic minorities. Results: The studies analyzed highlight the need to address the structural and cultural barriers that limit access to healthcare for vulnerable populations. Conclusions: The results of these studies provide a clear view of the systemic and cultural obstacles that affect the quality and access to the care for vulnerable populations. Only through a comprehensive and committed approach will it be possible to reduce health disparities and respect fundamental bioethical principles.
Authors: Macias Collahuazo, Eduardo Xavier, Montalvo Ramos, Fernando Andrés, Vásconez Vásconez, Henry D., Alarcon Gavilanes, Juan Carlos
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7080979190