Making Medical Spending Decisions

Making Medical Spending Decisions PDF Author: Mark A. Hall
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195092196
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Book Description
This book explores the making of health care rationing decisions through the analysis of three alternative decision makers: patients paying out of pocket; officials setting limits on treatments and coverage; and physicians at the bedside. Hall developsthis analysis along three dimensions: political economics, ethics, and law. The economic dimension addresses the practical feasibility of each method. The ethical dimension discusses the moral aspects of these methods, while the legal dimension traces the most recent developments in jurisprudence and health law.