Rationing health care: a national framework and local discretion

Claims that there are no universally accepted decision rules for making choices about rationing on behalf of others. Shows how doctors, health economists and the public all have something to contribute to these decisions, but that there are also areas of often quite fundamental disagreement surround...

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Published in:Journal of health services research & policy 1997-04, Vol.2 (2), p.67-70
Main Author: Robinson, Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Editorials
Health administration
Health care
Health Care Rationing
Policy Making
Rationing
State Medicine
United Kingdom
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Summary:Claims that there are no universally accepted decision rules for making choices about rationing on behalf of others. Shows how doctors, health economists and the public all have something to contribute to these decisions, but that there are also areas of often quite fundamental disagreement surrounding their respective inputs.
ISSN:1355-8196
1758-1060
DOI:10.1177/135581969700200202