The decision-making on cost-inefficient care
Authors:
David Černý; Tomáš Doležal; Adam Doležal
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2024; 163: 271-277
Category:
Review Article
Overview
Cost-inefficient care in health care is an extremely urgent problem. In a context of limited resources and rising healthcare costs, it is essential to allocate resources efficiently and fairly. Cost-effectiveness assessment methods have ethical implications, in particular raising issues of fairness and discrimination. The issue of cost-effective care requires a broader social discussion on the rules of allocation and prioritization, which should respect the values of fairness and efficiency, and on transparency in decision-making processes.
Keywords:
cost-effectiveness, ethics, age, discrimination, QALY, DALY
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