Why We Must Ration Health Care
Rationing health care means getting value for the billions we are spending by setting limits on which treatments should be paid for from the public purse. If we ration we won’t be writing blank checks to pharmaceutical companies for their patented drugs, nor paying for whatever procedures doctors choose to recommend. When public funds subsidize health care or provide it directly, it is crazy not to try to get value for money. The debate over health care ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Fair Spin (Right), New York Times (Most Emailed)
