PHLB09H3 Lecture 21: PHLB09 Lecture 21 Rationing
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Quality-adjusted life year (qaly) (# of years of good health of one who was given treatment) Discrimination: elderly (qaly yield, is less for the elderly, disabled (lower quality of life, value of qaly (subjective) Need (those who are needed it the most would receive it) Egalitarians: no (does not agree with social value as a criteria, no ranking system) Rare cases: physicians, politicians (would be saved first if a natural disaster ever happened, for saving these individuals may benefit us better in the long run) The allocation of exotic medical lifesaving therapy , rescher. Exotic lifesaving therapy" allocation: criteria of inclusion, criteria of comparison. Fairness minimal principle of justice: criteria of inclusion (basic criteria"s) Considerations for exotic lifesaving therapy" allocation: admission (to keep things in order, scientific progress (is shown through the tests of elt, medical progress, effectiveness, criteria of comparison (deeper level)
