title: A defense of visible health care rationing.
abstract: Health care rationing, when defined as resource allocation that makes use of a power relationship, is inescapable in every health care system. Central to this paper is the question: Is visible (publicized and centralized) health care rationing a requirement of justice or an affront to public morality? Inasmuch as health care is a public good, it is argued that health care resources should be visibly rationed in order to satisfy prevailing notions of procedural justice.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montandon
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D030881:Disclosure; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012935:Social Justice
keywords: Analytical Approach; Health Care and Public Health