PHI 2396 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Multiple Choice, Brain Death, Early Christianity
25 Apr 2017
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Chapter 22 -rationing health care at the end of life. Health care rationing: controlled/fair distribution of the health resources etc. Rationing: the controlled distribution of resources, particularly insufficient good or services. Demographics: large growth expected in elderly population, the very group that requires the most expensive & intensive healthcare needs. Dr. som saha: if we invest 1915919159 i(cid:374) 1 pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s days-weeks, we are taking away those dollars from someone else in oregon lots of expenses. Dr. walter shafer: cost/benefit analysis -utilitarianism view of most benefit for the population as possible. Alan greenspan: wondered whether it is worth it to spend 1/3 of medicare on just 5% of medicare insures who die within a year. It may be discriminatory of aging population: medicare -helping 80% of the medical expenses after age of 65+ If there is more potential increase in age of 65+ population --there is lots of medical expenses.
