Gary Becker wrote an NBER paper last year in which he argued that economic evaluations of health care often place too little value on the lives of terminally ill patients. I don't have a copy on this computer, but I have the citation at home and I'll post it later this evening. Michael
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20-20 vision when she died at 103. Even as a kid I thought that was
inefficient, but her pinochle game was much improved as a direct result!
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Thanks Marin
In the Parliamentary report on "top ups" (i.e. whether patients could
pay for care not offered by the NHS, mostly because it is not cost
effective) I persuaded our politicians to argue that favouring end of
life/rare diseases was inefficient and inequitable! I agree it is a nice
issue for debate!
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Alan
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> Alan,
>
> Thanks for forwarding the article - one of your paragraphs brought up
> a key point that I'm interesting in hearing other views on. That is,
> should we prioritize products that extend the life of or the quality
> of life of those with terminal illnesses? And I would go further in
> asking how much should third parties be willing to pay for end-of-life
> care? I think this debate has major implications not only for the UK
> but also for the US where we essentially prioritize end-of-life care
> for the insured over covering our 46 million (or so) uninsured.
>
> Marin
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> This piece by Maynard and Bloor will appear in the July JRSM.
> I hope it is of interest
> Best wishes
> Alan
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