Ethics and health care 'underfunding'

Authors
Citation
A. Maynard, Ethics and health care 'underfunding', J MED ETHIC, 27(4), 2001, pp. 223-227
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science","Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
ISSN journal
03066800 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
223 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-6800(200108)27:4<223:EAHC'>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
There are continual "crises" in health care systems worldwide as producer a nd patient groups unify and decry the "underfunding" of health care. Someti mes this cacophony is the self interest of profit seeking producers and oft en it is advocacy of unproven therapies. Such pressure is to be expected an d needs careful management by explicit rationing criteria which determine w ho gets access to what health care. Science and rationality, however, are u nfortunately, rarely the rules of conduct in the medical market place.