[Rationing in public health: what criteria, what priorities?].
Rationalization in clinical care has reached its limits. Facing the need of further reducing health care costs it is relevant to reflect which diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are justified considering the public economic interests. A prioritized list of covered medical care requires a consensus of physicians, insurance companies and patients organizations on the basis of evidence-based medicine.
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Medizinische Klinik I, Medizinische Universität Lübeck.
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D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*