title: Resource allocation: idealism, realism, pragmatism, openness.
abstract: Lewis and Charny have come under siege for suggesting remote questioning to decide appropriate medical care. While the criticisms are theoretically valid, the idea is so important practically that Lewis and Charny should be supported and their approach investigated as a way of making medical treatment at least more open and possibly more fair.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006292:Health Priorities; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011639:Public Opinion; D040841:Resource Allocation