Can we say no? the challenge of rationing health care / Henry J. Aaron and William B. Schwartz ; with Melissa Cox.

Author/creator Aaron, Henry J.
Other author Schwartz, William B., 1922-2009.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,
Descriptionxii, 199 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Health care rationing--Great Britain.
Health care rationing--United States.
Medical care, Cost of--Great Britain.
Medical care, Cost of--United States.
Health Care Rationing--Great Britain.
Health Care Rationing--United States.
Health Expenditures--Great Britain.
Health Expenditures--United States.

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-194) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005024433
ISBN9780815701200 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815701209 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780815701217 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0815701217 (pbk. : alk. paper)