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Document 0842
DOCN M9640842
TI Resource allocation, health policy, and rationing craniofacial care.
DT 9604
AU Strauss RP; Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry,
University of; North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7450, USA.
SO Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 1995 Nov;32(6):515-9. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96156391
AB The United States allocates health care without an overt system of
rationing. This article analyzes the forces that guide resource
allocation to craniofacial care. Various possible allocation systems are
reviewed for how decision makers might evaluate proposed programs for
legislative funding. Using a case-based exercise, readers are asked to
weigh the potential costs and benefits of six health and social
programs. These programs are also systematically examined for factors
that are likely to affect resource allocation decisions. Eleven factors
that affect decision-making are utilized in the analysis, ranging from
the cost per client to emotional or human interest content of the
proposed programs. Decisions about preventive programs are compared with
those involving therapeutic programs. The allocation of resources to
craniofacial programs, including those for children with rare major
craniofacial conditions, is considered in the context of social justice
and broad contemporary ethical and health care delivery issues.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/THERAPY Early Intervention
(Education) Female Health Care Rationing/*STANDARDS *Health Policy
*Health Priorities Human Intensive Care Units, Neonatal/STANDARDS
Male Nursing Homes Pregnancy Pregnancy, High-Risk Prenatal Care
Skull/*ABNORMALITIES United States JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).