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Making medical spending decisions : the law, ethics, and economics of rationing mechanisms / Mark A. Hall.
Van Pelt Library RA410.53 .H355 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Mark A., 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health care rationing--United States.
- Health care rationing.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 300 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- One of the most fundamental issues in health care delivery is who should decide which items of medical care are not worth their cost. This book is a fresh and comprehensive exploration of how health care rationing decisions are made. Unlike prior works, its focus is not on the specific criteria for rationing, like age or quality of life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-293) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195092198
- OCLC:
- 34894442
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