The Ethics of Health Care Rationing av Greg Bognar, Iwao (McGill University Canada) Hirose

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<P>The 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. </P><P></P><I><P>The Ethics of Health Care Rationing </I>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:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>What sort of distributive principles should we rely on when thinking about health care rationing? </LI><LI>What is the relation between ethics and cost-effectiveness in health care?</LI><LI>How should we think about controversies surrounding discrimina