title: Confessions of a bedside rationer: commentary on Hurst and Danis.
abstract: Samia Hurst and Marion Danis provide a thoughtful framework for how to judge the morality of bedside rationing decisions. In this commentary, I applaud Hurst and Danis for advancing the level of debate about bedside rationing. But when I attempt to apply the framework to my own clinical practice, I conclude that the framework comes up short.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Behavioral and Decesion Sciences in Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ubel
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000941:ethics