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Daily Archives: February 25, 2011
Is Rationing of Health Care Ethical?
A recent New York Times article entitled “New Kidney Transplant Policy Would Favor Younger Patients” references a proposal being considered by the nation’s organ transplant network to allocate organs in an alternative manner than the present first-come-first-served system. The article … Continue reading
Posted in End-of-life, Health reform, Patients, Quality of Care
Tagged healthcare, kidney, rationing, transplant, UNOS
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