{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-health-care-rationing-an-introduction-paperback","title":"The Ethics of Health Care Rationing: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Bognar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIwao Hirose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rationing of health care is universal and inevitable, taking place in both poor and affluent countries, in publicly funded and private health care systems. Someone must budget for as well as dispense health care whilst aging populations severely stretch the availability of resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ethics of Health Care Rationing is a clear, timely, and much-needed introduction to this important topic. Substantially revised and updated, this second edition includes new chapters on disability discrimination and age discrimination, and on the price of drugs and medical therapies. Beginning with a helpful overview of why rationing is an ethical problem, the authors examine the following key topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat sort of distributive principles should we rely on when thinking about health care rationing? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the relation between ethics and cost-effectiveness in health care?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should we think about controversies surrounding discrimination over disability and age? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should we approach controversies surrounding rationing and the price of pharmaceutical drugs and medical therapies? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould patients be held responsible for their health? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy does the debate on responsibility for health lead to issues about socioeconomic status and social inequality?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, examples from the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries are used to illustrate the ethical issues at stake. Additional features such as chapter summaries, annotated further reading, and discussion questions have also been updated, making this an ideal starting point for students new to the subject, not only in philosophy but also in closely related fields such as politics, health economics, public health, medicine, nursing and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Bognar\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University and Senior Researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Healthcare Ethics (CHE), Sweden. He is currently working on an edited volume with Axel Gosseries on the ethics of age limits and age discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIwao Hirose is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Value Theory and the Philosophy of Public Policy at McGill University, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEgalitarianism \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eMoral Aggregation\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Value Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eWeighing and Reasoning\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239901950226,"sku":"9780367505127","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/UWRkT3hZWDA4SVEra01hazVLdldLZz09.webp?v=1777890225","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-ethics-of-health-care-rationing-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}