Publication

2002-03-15 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivesettinglimitsfai00dani
  • ISBN-10019514936X
  • ISBN-139780195149364
  • LibraryThing2639187
  • Goodreads1081154
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Description

"The central idea for this book is that we lack consensus on principles for allocating resources and in the absence of such a consensus we must rely on a fair decision-making process for setting limits on health care. The authors characterize key elements of this process in a variety of health care contexts where such decisions are made - decisions about insurance coverage for new technologies, pharmacy benefit management, the design of physician incentives, contracting for mental health care by public agencies, etc. - and they connect the problem in the U.S. with the same problem in other countries. They provide a cogent analysis of the current situation, lucidly review the usual candidate solutions, and describe their own approach, which represents a clear advance in thinking. Their intended audience is international since the problem of limits cuts across types of health care systems whether or not they have universal coverage."--BOOK JACKET.

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