• Nursing forum · Oct 1997

    Healthcare rationing: issues and implications.

    • D P Cypher.
    • Cisco Junior College, Abilene, TX, USA.
    • Nurs Forum. 1997 Oct 1; 32 (4): 25-33.

    AbstractWhat methods, if any, should be used to practice healthcare rationing? This article looks at healthcare rationing in the United States, identifies ethical issues associated with implementing healthcare rationing, and addresses legal implications. The author utilizes sources from published literature and her own experience. Society must recognize that it does not have the resources available to fulfill all healthcare needs of all its members. Resolution will bring conflict and compromise.

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