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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138184169 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138184160 |
| Author | Andrea Klonschinski |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | The question of how to allocate scarce medical resources has become an important public policy issue in recent decades. Cost-utility analysis is the most commonly used method for determining the allocation of these resources, but this book counters the argument that overcoming its inherent imbalances is simply a question of implementing methodological changes. The Economics of Resource Allocation in Health Care represents the first comprehensive analysis of equity weighting in health care resource allocation that offers a fundamental critique of its basic framework. It offers a critique of health economics, putting the discourse on economic evaluation into its broader socio-political context. Such an approach broadens the debate on fairness in health economics and ties it in with deeper-rooted problems in moral philosophy. Ultimately, this interdisciplinary study calls for the adoption of a fundamentally different paradigm to address the distribution of scarce medical resources. This book will be of interest to policy makers, health care professionals, and post-graduate students looking to broaden their understanding of the economics of the health care system. |
| About the Author | Andrea Klonschinski is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Kiel. |
| Publication Date | 11 Apr 2016 |
| Number of Pages | 238 |
The Economics Of Resource Allocation In Health Care hardcover english - 11 Apr 2016
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