Allocation of Health Care Resources By: Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph
Introduction
Allocation Allocation Micro-allocation Macro-allocation
Justice in Allocation Patterned Systems Unpatterned Systems Merit Need- Equality Utility Unpatterned Systems Libertarian Market-Based
Issues What kinds of health care resources, if any, are subject to patterned allocation? Needs What are the consequences of patterned health care allocation? What kinds of health care resources, if any, are subject to unpatterned allocation? Wants What are the consequences of unpatterned health care allocation? What are the political ramifications of patterned and unpatterned health care allocation?