Ethics of Health Care Rationing - 2nd Edition

Name: Ethics of Health Care Rationing - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Ethics of Health Care RationingAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Greg Bognar, Iwao Hirose\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367505219, 978-0367505219\nSynopsis\nThe rationing of health care is universal and inevitable, taking place in both poor and affluent countries, in publicly funded and private health care systems. Someone must budget for as well as dispense health care whilst aging populations severely stretch the availability of resources. \n\nThe Ethics of Health Care Rationing is a clear, timely, and much-needed introduction to this important topic. Substantially revised and updated, this second edition includes new chapters on disability discrimination and age discrimination, and on the price of drugs and medical therapies. Beginning with a helpful overview of why rationing is an ethical problem, the authors examine the following key topics:\n\nWhat sort of distributive principles should we rely on when thi.