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Can we say no? the challenge of rationing health care

Title
Can we say no? [electronic resource] : the challenge of rationing health care / Henry J. Aaron and William B. Schwartz ; with Melissa Cox.
Author
Aaron, Henry J.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

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Details

Additional Authors
Schwartz, William B., 1922-2009.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 199 p.)
Summary
"Examines the use of rationing as a means to curb health care spending, using the experience of Great Britain to highlight the promises and pitfalls of this approach"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Can we say no? (Online)
Alternative Title
Can we say no? (Online)
Subject
  • Health care rationing > Great Britain
  • Health care rationing > United States
  • Medical care, Cost of > Great Britain
  • Medical care, Cost of > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-194) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The promise and the problem -- The British system -- Matters of life and death -- Quality of life -- Diagnoses -- Rationing and efficiency -- Efficiency and inefficiency in British health care -- Rationing health care in the United States.
LCCN
2005024433
OCLC
ssj0000117179
Author
Aaron, Henry J.
Title
Can we say no? [electronic resource] : the challenge of rationing health care / Henry J. Aaron and William B. Schwartz ; with Melissa Cox.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-194) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Schwartz, William B., 1922-2009.
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