Needs, rights, and equity: more quality in healthcare rationing.
BMJ Quality & SafetyPublished 1 December 1995Open access
Lesley Doyal
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There are two approaches to resolving the growing shortage of resources within healthcare services which are either completely or partly funded by the state: political campaigns to increase the size of the budget and local populations being able to decide democratically who gets what need satisfied thereby ensuring the most acceptable satisfaction for most people.
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Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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